Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bed-Stuy

Senator in Gridlocked Brooklyn District Has Doubts About Pricing

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 23, 2007 | 10 Comments

For a sense of the challenge that lays ahead for congestion pricing supporters, take a look at the mailer that Brooklyn Democratic State Senator Velmanette Montgomery sent to all of her constituents last week. Montgomery has a smart, engaged staff when it comes to transportation policy and she has often been helpful when it comes […]

Eyes on the Street: Franklin Avenue

By Aaron Donovan | Jun 15, 2007 | 6 Comments

The Shuttle, as seen from Brevoort Place. This four-stop line deteriorated and was nearly abandoned by the MTA in the 1980s and again in the 1990s. Instead, after community opposition, it was restored for $74 million in 1999, although one station, Dean Street, was closed. Does anybody know more details about the community advocacy that led to the preservation of […]