Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park Slope

Birth of a Class III Bike Route

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 13, 2006 | 15 Comments

Department of Transportation contractors put down the long-awaited Class III "Shared Lane" bicycle stencils on Brooklyn’s Fifth Avenue this weekend. As I understand them, the markings are meant to do two things: Inform cyclists that Fifth Avenue is a preferred bike route. The more people who bike on Fifth Avenue, the safer Fifth Avenue will be for biking. […]

New Bike Markings For Brooklyn’s Fifth Ave. This Month

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 3, 2006 | 6 Comments

Word has come down that DOT is now aiming to install its new Class III Shared Lane bicycle stencils on Brooklyn’s Fifth Avenue before the end of November. The markings are an interesting innovation for New York City in that they direct motorists and cyclists to share the middle of the road as equals. Drivers aren’t supposed to blast […]

Beyond Thermoplast, Street Signs and Signal Timing

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 26, 2006 | 21 Comments

Last week we asked the Department of Transportation why the agency had not followed through on making safety improvements on the Fifth Avenue bike lane in Brooklyn by end-of-summer. DOT responded with a statement saying that "Share the Road" signs had, in fact, been installed and that, as part of the new citywide bike safety […]

DOT Reply on Brooklyn’s Fifth Avenue Bike Lane

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 22, 2006 | 13 Comments

Earlier this week we asked why the Department of Transportation had not followed-through on its promise to fix up the Fifth Avenue bike lane in Brooklyn by end of summer. Ryan Russo, the agency’s new Director for Street Management and Safety got back to us with this response: Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn, between Carroll and […]

Headlines You Don’t Want to See Above a Photo of Your Block

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 19, 2006 | 3 Comments

"Study Finds the Potential Choke Points of Atlantic Yards" The "potential choke point" depicted above, the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Union Street at the bottom of Park Slope, is half a block down the street from Streetsblog headquarters. I suppose this confirms that the Empire State Development Corporation is not yet considering my idea […]

Park Slope Parent Ped Rage

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 18, 2006 | 5 Comments

Enjoy this bit of dialogue overheard on the renowned Park Slope Parents e-mail list. A mom pushing a stroller witnesses a bicyclist get hit by a car. Someone else confirms and adds to the story. Others jump in with their own stories of Brooklyn’s unmitigated motor vehicle mayhem. Your reward for reading this somewhat lengthy […]

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