Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn Heights

Bikes Are Traffic, Too

By Brad Aaron | | 17 Comments
Anyone else seen these signs around town? Cyclists heading up the Clinton Street bike lane in Brooklyn Heights are getting a nod from the construction crew whose elevator is jutting into their right-of-way. The big orange markers, labeled "Department of Transportation," start a full block ahead of the obstruction at the corner of Montague Street. […]

New High-Visibility Bike Lanes in Brooklyn

By Aaron Naparstek | | 34 Comments
The McBrooklyn Blog spots this freshly painted high-visibility bike lane on Henry Street in Brooklyn: Could be that the NYC Department of Transportation actually listened to groups like Transportation Alternatives, which advocates painting bike lanes a solid color in order to improve visibility and curb blockage by motor vehicles. Bikers have reported that the Tillary […]

Forever Double-Parked on Google’s Memory Lane

By Jason Varone | | No Comments
Writing about Google’s new Street View feature in this week’s Brooklyn Paper, Brooklyn Heights Blog publisher Homer Fink finds out why the New York City Police Department has doled out more parking summonses in Brooklyn Heights this year than in any other precinct in New York City: The first thing you notice when trolling the […]

David Yassky Supports Congestion Pricing

By Aaron Naparstek | | 12 Comments
City Council Member David Yassky has come out in favor of congestion pricing, with the caveat that "many features of the Mayor’s proposal will need to be reworked." Yassky’s Brooklyn district, it’s worth noting, encompasses three East River bridges, the Battery Tunnel and a seemingly endless number of of honking, spewing, frustrated motorists. Until last […]

Congestion Pricing: Joan Millman is Not Convinced

By Aaron Naparstek | | 29 Comments
State Assembly Member Joan Millman’s Downtown and brownstone Brooklyn district includes some of the most politically progressive, environmentally-conscious and traffic-choked neighborhoods of New York City — neighborhoods that have been clamoring for traffic relief for years. Yet, Millman is, for now, opposed to Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. In a letter sent to constituents who […]
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