Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bay Ridge

Speeding-Plagued 4th Ave Could Get a Road Diet in Bay Ridge

By Stephen Miller | Mar 25, 2013 | 7 Comments

Elevated from today’s headline stack: The Brooklyn Paper has a recap of DOT’s presentation to the Fourth Avenue Task Force last week, outlining options for the major avenue in Bay Ridge. The changes include a left-turn lane at 75th Street, a concrete pedestrian island at 86th Street, and a road diet along 13 blocks that would replace […]

After Rejecting DOT Plan, Bay Ridge Community Board Supports Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Sep 28, 2012 | 5 Comments

DOT’s proposal for a bike lane on Bay Ridge Parkway, which would have preserved all travel lanes and parking, was scrapped after local politicians blasted the concept and Brooklyn Community Board 10 voted against it, 32-8, in May 2011. At the time, the future looked bleak for bike lanes in Bay Ridge. Instead of simply […]

Brooklyn Community Board 10 Tells DOT It’s Finally Ready for Bike Lanes

By Noah Kazis | Jun 25, 2012 | 2 Comments

Thirteen months ago, Brooklyn Community Board 10 voted against painting a bike lane on Bay Ridge Parkway. The lane would have removed neither a travel lane nor parking from the road, but was still voted down by an overwhelming margin: 32 to 8. Council Members Dominic Recchia, Vincent Gentile, and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio […]

Missing Details Prevent CB Vote for Bay Ridge Summer Streets, for Now

By Noah Kazis | Jun 10, 2011 | 4 Comments

The traffic and transportation committee of Brooklyn CB 10 endorsed the concept of a weekend street closure along Bay Ridge’s Third Avenue Wednesday night, but due to a large number of unknowns, they held off on voting for the actual proposal. The elected officials supporting the Bay Ridge Summer Streets plan — State Senator Marty […]

Tonight: Public Hearing for Bay Ridge Summer Streets

By Brad Aaron | Jun 8, 2011 | 1 Comment

A quick note from Brooklyn Community Board 10 regarding a meeting set for 7:00 tonight: [The CB 10] Traffic & Transportation Committee will host a public hearing to discuss our elected officials’ suggestion to create a “Summer Streets Pedestrian Mall” along 3rd Avenue between 82nd and 92nd Streets on Friday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to […]

Why Did Vincent Gentile Boot Pro-Bike Member From Community Board 10?

By Noah Kazis | Jun 8, 2011 | 11 Comments

The Department of Transportation has made it a de facto policy not to implement major changes to the streets without a favorable vote from the local community board. The idea is to defer to a group perceived as representing the will of the entire neighborhood. But these bodies are only as representative as the borough […]

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