Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Downtown Brooklyn

Council Candidates at Fort Greene Forum Agree: Don’t Touch Parking

By Stephen Miller | Jul 19, 2013 | 33 Comments

If you were hoping for inspiring leadership from the City Council on transportation issues after the next election, you may want to look somewhere other than District 35, which covers the neighborhoods just east of downtown Brooklyn. Two-thirds of households in the district are car-free, according to the 2000 Census. But while most candidates supported traffic calming […]

DOT Proposes Striping Adjustments for Manhattan Bridge Bike Approach

By Stephen Miller | Apr 22, 2013 | 14 Comments

To make biking between Brooklyn and Manhattan safer and more appealing, one thing that needs to be addressed is access to the Manhattan Bridge from downtown Brooklyn. With the high volume of traffic between the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, and local streets, the area can be both dangerous and confusing, especially […]

Eyes on the Street: Road Collapse Closes Tillary Street Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Feb 15, 2013 | 7 Comments

Tillary Street between Adams Street and Cadman Plaza East is a critical connection for cyclists from Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Red Hook to the Brooklyn Bridge, with a protected bike lane separating them from drivers on the extra-wide street. While the two-way lane has long been a favorite of illegal parkers, for the past week or […]

At Pioneering Ped Plaza, Paint and Planters Are Now Curbs and Concrete

By Stephen Miller | Jan 18, 2013 | 7 Comments

NYC DOT’s plaza program hit a milestone today, when officials cut the ribbon on a block of Willoughby Street reclaimed from car traffic between Pearl and Adams Streets in Downtown Brooklyn. What used to be, essentially, a private parking lot for government placard holders, is now the first plaza program project to make the transition from temporary materials to permanent […]

Coalition Calls for Comprehensive Transpo Plan for Northwest Brooklyn

By Stephen Miller | Dec 18, 2012 | 14 Comments

Choked by traffic, Downtown Brooklyn and its surrounding neighborhoods need a comprehensive agenda for transportation — and the current ad hoc approach from the city and state isn’t cutting it in the fast-growing area, says a coalition of community groups, elected officials, and advocates. Last week the coalition unveiled the “BK Gateway Transportation Vision” [PDF], covering a […]

Council Members Use Downtown Brooklyn Parking Reform as Bargaining Chip

By Stephen Miller | Nov 28, 2012 | 3 Comments

Parking reform for Downtown Brooklyn — which would take the mild but worthwhile step of cutting the district’s mandatory parking minimums in half — went before a City Council subcommittee on Monday. The fate of the proposal now comes down to council members Tish James and Steve Levin, who represent the area. The two representatives are […]

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