Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Fort Greene

Can a Greenway and Two-Way Traffic Both Fit on Flushing Ave?

By Ben Fried | Apr 23, 2010 | 32 Comments

The greenway segment on Flushing Avenue would connect Navy Street to Williamsburg Street West. Image: Google Maps The current concept for the Flushing Avenue segment of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway footprint calls for converting the street to one-way westbound traffic flow. Two-way vehicle traffic, say DOT planners, will create conflicts that endanger cyclists and pedestrians […]

Tonight: Important Meeting on Flushing Ave Ped-Bike Safety Project

By Ben Fried | Apr 21, 2010 | 7 Comments

The two-way bike path concept for Flushing Avenue. Image: NYCDOT Brooklyn Community Board 2, NYCDOT, and City Council members Steve Levin and Letitia James are putting on a public meeting tonight to get feedback on the two-way protected bike path with planted pedestrian medians proposed for Brooklyn’s Flushing Avenue. The project is part of the […]

DOT Proposes Flushing Ave Bikeway in Prelude to Major Greenway Push

By Ben Fried | Mar 17, 2010 | 33 Comments

Image: NYCDOT [PDF] Here’s a look at the Flushing Avenue bike path concept that NYCDOT presented to the Brooklyn Community Board 2 transportation committee last night. This project would add another preliminary link to the path of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, following in the footsteps of the Kent Avenue bike lane. After a round of […]

For Pedestrians, Atlantic and Flatbush Could Go From Bad to Worse

By Brad Aaron | Mar 8, 2010 | 12 Comments

Atlantic and Flatbush time lapse from tracy collins on Vimeo. This time-lapse film by Tracy Collins at Not Another F*cking Blog is a telling indictment of poor pedestrian conditions at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. And depending on how Bruce Ratner’s new sports arena is built out — the groundbreaking is set for this week — […]

Forest City Ratner: Carlton Ave Bridge Closure “a Bit of a Conundrum”

By Ben Fried | Feb 26, 2010 | 9 Comments

Norman Oder at Atlantic Yards Report has the details from Wednesday’s public meeting on street closures and traffic changes near the footprint of Bruce Ratner’s Brooklyn arena project. With construction apparently on the verge of ramping up significantly, local electeds, NYCDOT, and representatives of developer Forest City Ratner engaged in a Q&A session as notable […]

Brooklyn CB2 Committee Seeks Better Fort Greene Bike Connections

By Ben Fried | Feb 18, 2010 | 4 Comments

The transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 2 voted unanimously Tuesday night to advance the idea of improving cycling connections between Fort Greene and surrounding neighborhoods. The proposal put forward by committee member Mike Epstein envisions safer bicycling across Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, spanning intersections that are currently among the most dangerous in Brooklyn. […]

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