Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car-Free Parks

End Central Park Road Rage: Keep Cars Out

By Ken Coughlin | Jun 11, 2009 | 17 Comments

The Central Park loop drive was never meant for traffic. Photo: Frodrig/Flickr The city’s ongoing effort to have it both ways in Central Park resulted in another near-tragedy last week. Brian Dooda was riding his bike in the park when he got into an altercation with the driver of an SUV. It seems Dooda was […]

Eyes on the Street: Drivers Flout New Prospect Park Law

By Ben Fried | Apr 28, 2009 | 32 Comments

For pedestrians, yesterday was a grand opening of sorts at the 3rd Street entrance to Prospect Park. The city officially closed off this access point to cars, giving people on foot a safe, unimpeded crossing and some additional car-free space during the p.m. rush. Before long, however, the barricades somehow shifted several feet to the […]

Brooklyn CBs Open to Prospect Park Road Diet

By Ben Fried | Dec 5, 2008 | 15 Comments

This summer volunteers clocked 90 percent of cars in Prospect Park exceeding the speed limit. Photo: Prospect Park Youth Advocates. On Tuesday, Transportation Alternatives made the case for a car-free Prospect Park to the transpo committee of Brooklyn Community Board 7. Reactions ran the gamut from wholehearted support to outright opposition, reports T.A.’s Lindsey Lusher-Shute. […]

Jim Brennan: “Objective Assessment” Must Precede Prospect Park Trial

By Brad Aaron | Oct 9, 2008 | 5 Comments

Following up on other car-free parks news, last week Assembly Member Jim Brennan joined the chairs of Brooklyn Community Boards 7 and 14 in calling for an Environmental Impact Statement before any trial program to remove car traffic from Prospect Park. In this tipster-submitted constituent letter, Brennan rationalizes his position. Nothing says "fact-based public process" […]

Streetfilms: Moms Mobilize for a Car-Free Central Park

By Brad Aaron | Oct 9, 2008 | 1 Comment

With help from Transportation Alternatives, a group of mothers and families known as Mobilized Moms led a car-free Central Park rally on Tuesday. Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith says about 50 supporters, including Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and City Council Member Gale Brewer, came out in support of the Moms, who marched from Central Park […]

Council Members Urge Bloomberg to Order Car-Free Prospect Park Trial

By Brad Aaron | Oct 7, 2008 | 5 Comments

Last month, as school-age volunteers presented 10,001 signatures in support of a car-free Prospect Park, three City Council Members — David Yassky, Bill de Blasio and Letitia James — issued a letter to Mayor Bloomberg requesting a three-month car-free pilot program. The full text appears below. The latest push to remove auto traffic from the […]

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