Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gowanus

Eyes on the Street: Bike Contraflow Over the Gowanus

By Ben Fried | Jul 26, 2013 | 30 Comments

Reader Keith Williams, who blogs at The Weekly Nabe, recently got a few shots of the brand new contraflow bike lane in progress on Union Street. This project will add a sorely needed westbound bike connection across the Gowanus Canal — part of a route that jogs from Degraw, down to Union, then back up […]

Unhealthy “Foods”: Huge Whole Foods Parking Lot Will Discourage Walking

By Noah Kazis | Feb 28, 2012 | 19 Comments

The proposed Gowanus Whole Foods is moving forward after eight years of planning and debate, following a vote by the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals today. With it will come a 248-space surface parking lot: a semi-suburban design plunked down amidst some of Brooklyn’s most walkable neighborhoods. According to new research by University of […]

City Promises $5M in Ped Safety Improvements at Mural Opening

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 31, 2007 | 13 Comments

The mother and grandfather of James Rice. With weeping family members and the ghostly, smiling images of three boys watching over them, city officials and elected representatives joined 100 community members on a Brooklyn street corner Tuesday evening to pledge "Not one more death." State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Assembly member Joan Millman and representatives […]

Senator in Gridlocked Brooklyn District Has Doubts About Pricing

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 23, 2007 | 10 Comments

For a sense of the challenge that lays ahead for congestion pricing supporters, take a look at the mailer that Brooklyn Democratic State Senator Velmanette Montgomery sent to all of her constituents last week. Montgomery has a smart, engaged staff when it comes to transportation policy and she has often been helpful when it comes […]