Monday’s Headlines: Better Bedford Avenue Edition
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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.
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Activists Want a Protected Bike Lane on an Unsafe Stretch of Bedford Avenue
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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.
DOT Commissioner Says She Feels Comfortable Riding on Unprotected Roads, But Newbie Cyclists Don’t
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At a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of a new protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue on Thursday, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg shrugged off concerns that the city's many unprotected bike lanes don't make cyclists feel comfortable.
Parking Over Bus Lanes? In One Brooklyn District, Pols Bow to Drivers
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The race to succeed Jumaane Williams in the City Council features five candidates who support cars over buses.
City Fails Brooklyn Bus Riders With Giveaway to Car-Driving Minority
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Parked cars block B45 buses along a key portion of the route, thanks to the city's failure to clear the public right of way.
Sanitation Says it Will Fire Worker Who Killed Pedestrian [UPDATE]
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The city now says it will use an "administrative process" to fire the rogue employee.