Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Prospect Lefferts Gardens

City Council District 40 candidates Brian Cunningham and Pia Raymond.

District 40 Candidates on Streets and Transportation Issues

By David Meyer | Sep 11, 2017 | 14 Comments

In the 40th District, covering parts of Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Ditmas Park, incumbent Mathieu Eugene faces challengers Jennifer Berkley, Brian Cunningham, and Pia Raymond.

All the proposed bike-share stations in Brooklyn Community Board 9 would take up sidewalk space, not parking spots. Image: NYC DOT

Behold the First Bike-Share Expansion Maps of 2017

By David Meyer | Apr 6, 2017 | 12 Comments

DOT has released preliminary station locations for two areas in this year's Citi Bike expansion. The maps will be finalized by June, agency reps told the Brooklyn Community Board 9 transportation committee last night.

DOT Replaces Loading Zones With Metered Parking Along B44 SBS Route

By David Meyer | Jul 28, 2016 | 2 Comments

DOT announced today that it will adjust the curbside parking rules on Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush, where B44 Select Bus Service launched in November 2013. The agency plans to replace some commercial loading zones with metered parking along the half-mile stretch of Nostrand between Empire Boulevard and Parkside Avenue. DOT says the changes, which merchants asked for, won’t lead to more bus […]

The Campaign for a Better Street Safety Conversation in PLG/Crown Heights

By David Meyer | Mar 25, 2016 | No Comments

Last night, Transportation Alternatives’ Brooklyn Activist Committee and the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Association hosted a #SlowDownPLG workshop for neighborhood residents to share ideas about walking and biking safety in the neighborhood. Around 35 people attended and worked in small groups to address concerns on five streets: Ocean Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, Rogers Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, and Empire […]

Empire Blvd Safety Fixes Run Up Against Parking and Gentrification Politics

By David Meyer | Dec 18, 2015 | 47 Comments

A federally-funded redesign and reconstruction of two dangerous Empire Boulevard intersections is in jeopardy, running up against a combination of parking politics and gentrification fears. The plan would add sidewalk space by simplifying two complex intersections where several streets converge [PDF]. On the western end of Empire, a slip lane would be closed at the intersection of Washington Avenue […]

Empire Boulevard Reconstruction Will Create Two Plazas

By Stephen Miller | Sep 18, 2015 | 1 Comment

Dangerous intersections at each end of Empire Boulevard, which stretches east-west across the southern edge of Crown Heights, are set for some major new pedestrian space. A street reconstruction project will reconfigure the area where Empire Boulevard, East New York Avenue, Remsen Avenue, and Utica Avenue converge. There, DOT will reroute traffic, creating a new pedestrian plaza. Similar changes […]

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