Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

Having it Both Ways in the “Atlantic Yards” DEIS

By Aaron Naparstek | | 3 Comments
Combing through the massive Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the "Atlantic Yards" project in Brooklyn, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign has found at least four instances of the strange, Hamlet-like soliloquy, exemplified below.  "During this period, it is anticipated that the DOT will implement traffic calming measures developed as part of the Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming […]

Community Board Forums on “Atlantic Yards”

By Aaron Naparstek | | No Comments
Thursday, August 3, 6 – 8 pmThree separate locations. See below. Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 6 & 8 to hold Public Forums on "Atlantic Yards." In the absence of an official role in reviewing the "Atlantic Yards" project, thanks to the state’s takeover, our local Community Boards have announced that they will hold simultaneous public […]

New Bike Plan for Ft. Greene and Prospect Hts.

By Aaron Naparstek | | No Comments
On Wednesday, June 14, 6pm, come to Brooklyn Community Board 2’s Transportation Committee meeting to learn about, and comment on, the NYC Department of Transportation’s new plan to install new bike lanes, paths and routes in Fort Greene and Prospect Heights. The plan calls for a new: Eastbound bike lane on Willoughby Street between Fort Greene […]

Liz Padilla Memorial & Bike Improvements

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 On June 9, 2005, one year ago tomorrow, 28-year-old pro bono lawyer and Park Slope resident, Elizabeth Kasulis Padilla was hit by a truck and killed on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Prospect Place while riding a bicycle to her new job at the Brooklyn Bar Association. Since that day, members of Park Slope […]