Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park Slope

Cyclist Reported Killed in Park Slope

By Brad Aaron | Sep 10, 2008 | 50 Comments

Streetsblog has received word that a cyclist was hit and killed by a school bus this morning at President Street and 8th Avenue in Park Slope. The Gothamist newsmap (pictured) has the location tagged as the site of an "accident investigation," but we could find no further reports as of yet. If anyone has news, […]

T.A. Offers Reward for Park Slope “Post-Automobile Street” Designs

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2008 | 10 Comments

9th St. and 4th Ave.: "A dangerous crossing that divides surrounding neighborhoods and inhibits street life." Transportation Alternatives is seeking proposals to reinvent the intersection of 9th Street and 4th Avenue in Park Slope. "Designing the 21st Century Street," a competition open to the general public, will reward the three most promising submissions with up […]

Do Alternate Side Parking Rules Increase Traffic Congestion?

By Aaron Naparstek | May 21, 2008 | 40 Comments

Our regular babysitter Laura, an R train commuter, is out of town this week. Nicole, the woman providing us with back-up nanny service for our 1-year-old, travels to our house, in Park Slope, in a mini-van. This morning she noted, quite happily, that there was so little traffic on her way from Ocean Parkway […]

Donald Shoup: Planners Are Versed in Parking Politics, Not Policy

By Ben Fried | May 15, 2008 | 4 Comments

Un-Shoupian parking policy on display on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue The Toronto Star gave parking policy maven Donald Shoup some major play earlier this week, running a profile of the UCLA professor excerpted from journalist Tim Falconer’s new book, "Drive." In the piece, we learn why Shoup believes planners are apt to make bad judgments when […]

New York Cycling, as Seen From L.A.

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2008 | 29 Comments

According to city statistics, over the last seven years the number of cyclists on New York streets has risen by 75 percent. With increased investments in infrastructure, overseen by a new, pro-cycling DOT commissioner, the city hopes to double the number of riders by 2015. Of course, obstacles remain. As reported in a Los […]

Ideas Competition for Brooklyn’s Grandest Plaza

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 20, 2008 | 17 Comments

The Grand Army Plaza Coalition (GAPCo) and The Design Trust for Public Space have launched a website for their "Ideas Competition" called Reinventing Grand Army Plaza, which is intended to generate new visions for the plaza’s design. The jury will award three cash prizes to the winners, and along with other top entries will be […]

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