Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park Slope

What’s Next at Grand Army Plaza?

By Noah Kazis | Jan 12, 2010 | 7 Comments

The asphalt expanse where Flatbush and Vanderbilt Avenues meet at the north end of Grand Army Plaza. Photo: Google Street View We missed it in the run-up to the holidays last month, but this item in the Brooklyn Paper is worth a longer look. DOT has announced its intention to implement some safety fixes at […]

Easing the Park Slope Parking Crunch? There’s No App for That

By Brad Aaron | Jan 4, 2010 | 10 Comments

All About Fifth, the blog of Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue BID, posted a plug today for Roadify, one of several emerging applications that hope to help drivers find parking through the use of mobile devices. "Roadify is still in its infancy," reads AAF, "but any idea that will help to ease parking and traffic (caused […]

It’s Time for DOT to Think Big at Grand Army Plaza

By Ben Fried | Dec 2, 2009 | 4 Comments

The view of Grand Army Plaza from Union Street. DOT has proposed converting parking on Union to another moving lane. Union Street in Brooklyn has a problem: The queue of cars waiting to drive through the intersection at Grand Army Plaza sometimes stretches as far as the eye can see. The bottleneck, which causes a […]

Eyes on the Street: AAA Approved Roadside Dining

By Brad Aaron | Sep 29, 2009 | No Comments

A reader sent in this photo from Park Slope, where restaurateur Irene Lo Re has been railing against the Fifth Avenue bike lane. It is in Aunt Suzie’s window now, along with the sign for free bike air. Is this just another salvo in AAA’s war against people-friendly city streets — or maybe a small […]

What Happens When Mom and Pop Shops Depend on Cars?

By Ben Fried | Sep 11, 2009 | 12 Comments

A reader sent this photo to Streetsblog soon after we reported that Park Slope restaurateur Irene Lo Re had asked for the Fifth Avenue bike lane to be removed. According to Lo Re’s theory, which few other merchants seem to buy, the bike lane was causing delivery costs to rise. We saw this photo and […]

The District 33 Transpo Debate: Can They Top Yassky on Livable Streets?

By Ben Fried | Sep 2, 2009 | 4 Comments

L-r: City Council candidates Ken Baer, Doug Biviano, Ken Diamondstone, Jo Anne Simon, Evan Thies. The most telling answers at Transportation Alternatives’ District 33 City Council candidates forum came after an audience member asked point blank for the debaters’ stance on congestion pricing. "I can’t support a candidate who’ll support congestion pricing," said the questioner, […]

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