Prospect Park Is Officially Car-Free Forever
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As of this morning, Prospect Park is officially and permanently car-free, the culmination of 50 years of advocacy.
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Prospect Park Goes Car-Free Forever on January 2
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Over the course of many years and several thousand volunteer hours - including massive petition campaigns in 2002 and 2008 - advocates were able to get DOT to gradually whittle down the times and places where cars were allowed in the park.
The mayor's announcement today is the culmination of that steady advocacy and the incremental progress toward a car-free park.
Parents and Kids Ride for a Car-Free Prospect Park
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Parents and children biked through Prospect Park this morning, calling on the city to get cars off the park loop all year round.
There's No Good Reason to Let Cars Back in Prospect Park
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Since July 17, all of Prospect Park has been continuously off-limits to private car traffic for the longest time in generations, since the loop was first allowed to become a shortcut for motorized traffic. Why not keep it that way?
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DOT says it will evaluate traffic and safety impacts of the car-free trial and make a decision about whether to make it permanent. That could mean traffic will be back on the east side of the loop during the morning weekday rush starting on September 11.
This Summer, Prospect Park Will Be Completely Car-Free for the First Time
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Prospect Park will be completely car-free from July 17 through September 10, Mayor de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced this morning. It's the first time that Prospect Park will cease to be a shortcut for car traffic for more than a few days at a time.