Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bed-Stuy

Cyclists wait to make the transition from the east. side of Bedford Avenue to the west side of the block. Photo: Dave Colon

Cycling Advocates To DOT: Great Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Plan, Here’s How To Make It Better

By Dave Colon | May 24, 2023 | No Comments

Cycling advocates in Brooklyn gave the Department of Transportation high marks for its proposed protected bike lane upgrade on Bedford Avenue, but said there's a couple of tweaks that can turn it from good to great.

Attendees of a community presentation of the Bedford Avenue protected bike lane on Thursday, a plan that hopes to eliminate dangers that come with painted lanes (inset). Main Photo: Dave Colon

DOT’s Long-Awaited Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Has Widespread Support (Except for The Usual Critics)

By Dave Colon | Apr 28, 2023 | No Comments

The journey of a thousand miles has taken its first steps.

Council Member Chi Ossé joined the bike ride in favor of a protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue. Photo: David Meyer

Monday’s Headlines: Better Bedford Avenue Edition

By David Meyer | Apr 24, 2023 | No Comments

A diverse group of 150 cyclists led a procession up the "spine of Brooklyn" to call for protected bike lanes on Bedford Avenue. Plus other news.

Bedford Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Flushing Avenue is basically a three-lane highway with a painted bike lane. Photo: David Meyer

Activists Want a Protected Bike Lane on an Unsafe Stretch of Bedford Avenue

By Dave Colon | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation must add a protected bike lane on the dangerous stretch of Bedford Avenue between Flushing and Flatbush avenues, a major north-south spine that spans multiple neighborhoods in Brooklyn, a group of advocates led by a Black-run bike club is demanding.

Report: City (and Citi) Must Do More to Improve Bike-Share Equity, Jobs, Safety

By Fiifi Frimpong | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

City officials and Citi Bike's parent company have not done enough to both encourage cycling in communities of color and improve employment opportunities for their under-served populations, a new report says.

Artists paint a "Black Lives Matter" mural on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, in front of Restoration Plaza. Photo: NYC Mayor's Office

Op-Ed: Making Black Lives Matter in Street Safety

By Tracey Capers | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

Our racial-equity lens must foster real policies that can be regularly evaluated and measured.

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