City Planning Minor Tweak to Vanderbilt Avenue, a Major Cycling Thoroughfare [Updated]
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Plan will work if southbound cyclists decide to use a new bike lane on Clermont Avenue, one block to the west of Vanderbilt.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Fort Greene
Anatomy of a Busted Bus Lane
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No bus drivers could use the new Fulton Street bus lane during a recent afternoon spot check -- there were too many cars in the way.
Laurie Cumbo Removes Safe Streets Advocate From Brooklyn CB 2 After Just Three Years
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Hilda Cohen was not reappointed, ostensibly to ensure turnover, but several CB 2 members who've served much longer than her were still given seats by Council Member Laurie Cumbo and Borough President Eric Adams.
Eyes on the Street: Fort Greene’s Fowler Square Plaza Is Back and Better Than Ever
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DOT made the short block of South Elliott Place between Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue car-free using paint and planters in 2012. Now it's concrete.
Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Life Rafts in the Flatbush/Atlantic Asphalt Ocean
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There's a little more protection for pedestrians crossing the street around Atlantic Terminal and the Barclays Center.
Eyes on the Street: Fulton Street Gets Its New Bus Lanes
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Council Member Laurie Cumbo tried and failed to get DOT to scale back the project.