Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Grand Army Plaza

Plaza Street Bike Lane on the Agenda at Brooklyn CB 6 Tonight

By Ben Fried | Apr 19, 2012 | 3 Comments

A quick reminder: Tonight’s meeting of the Brooklyn Community Board 6 transportation committee is an important one, with DOT presenting its proposal for a two-way bike lane on Plaza Street. The public is invited to participate in the meeting, so if you want to weigh in on this upgrade to the Brooklyn bike network and […]

The Case for a Two-Way Protected Bike Lane on Plaza Street

By Mike Epstein | Apr 12, 2012 | 13 Comments

Cross-posted from Brooklyn Spoke. In April 2010, DOT proposed an overhaul of the chaotic and dangerous Grand Army Plaza to include two-way protected bike lanes on Plaza Street East and West. (Plaza Street is not the high-speed roadway around the arch and fountain, but rather the less trafficked outer roadways, which already have one-way buffered […]

Two-Way Bike Lane Back on Table For Plaza Street, But Will It Be Protected?

By Noah Kazis | Apr 3, 2012 | 10 Comments

Is the NBBL era finally behind us? First, Senator Chuck Schumer himself was spotted riding in the Prospect Park West bike lane. Now, the Department of Transportation is reviving a plan, shelved at the height of the NBBL-aided media circus about cycling, to build a two-way bike lane on Plaza Street. DOT first proposed the […]

You Can Finally Walk to Grand Army Plaza Without Fear

By Ben Fried | Nov 9, 2011 | 14 Comments

Gathering at the new public space beneath the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch at Grand Army Plaza this morning, city officials and community leaders celebrated the reclamation of asphalt for people at the crossroads of Brooklyn. One of the borough’s iconic places is finally a destination that people can get to comfortably, thanks to a slate […]

In Progress: Better Bike-Ped Access on the South Side of Grand Army Plaza

By Ben Fried | Sep 23, 2011 | 15 Comments

Earlier this week we showed some before-and-after shots of the pedestrian improvements on the north end of Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. Here we’ve got a batch of pictures from the south end, by the entrance to Prospect Park. These pictures are already a little out of date — DOT has put down an epoxy-and-gravel […]

In Progress: The Reclamation of Grand Army Plaza for Walking

By Ben Fried | Sep 20, 2011 | 9 Comments

Construction work is nearing completion at one of the summer’s biggest livable streets projects: DOT’s improvements for pedestrians and cyclists at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza. Spurred by the advocacy groundwork laid by the Grand Army Plaza Coalition, the city has added huge new pedestrian islands on the north side of the plaza and created safer […]

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