Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Prospect Park

Eyes on the Street: Drivers Flout New Prospect Park Law

By Ben Fried | Apr 28, 2009 | 32 Comments

For pedestrians, yesterday was a grand opening of sorts at the 3rd Street entrance to Prospect Park. The city officially closed off this access point to cars, giving people on foot a safe, unimpeded crossing and some additional car-free space during the p.m. rush. Before long, however, the barricades somehow shifted several feet to the […]

Two-Way Protected Bike Path Sails Through CB6 Committee

By Streetsblog | Apr 17, 2009 | 18 Comments

Image: NYCDOT Eric McClure of Park Slope Neighbors files this report. Last night, the transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 unanimously endorsed a plan by the Department of Transportation to calm traffic on Prospect Park West through a major street redesign. The plan features the implementation of New York City’s first on-street, two-way, physically […]

DOT to Present Two-Way Protected Bike Path for PPW Tonight

By Ben Fried | Apr 16, 2009 | 11 Comments

Tonight, at a transportation committee meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 6, DOT will present plans for a two-way protected bike path along Prospect Park West, from Union Street to Bartel Pritchard Square. The proposal would reduce the number of traffic lanes on the high-speed thoroughfare from three to two, according to the meeting agenda. Not […]

A Park Circle Where Walkers Feel Welcome

By Ben Fried | Mar 3, 2009 | 14 Comments

This proposal for Brooklyn’s Park Circle — Grand Army Plaza’s twin traffic disaster at the opposite end of Prospect Park — comes from Streetsblog Flickr pool contributor Sean Kenney. Currently, extraneous asphalt and accelerating vehicles abound here (check after the jump for a shot of existing conditions). Says Sean about his re-design: With this concept, […]

Tonight: Give DOT Your Ideas for a Safer Park Circle

By Ben Fried | Feb 19, 2009 | 20 Comments

What would you change? DOT’s pedestrian projects group will present tonight at a public workshop about Park Circle, the roundabout at the southern tip of Prospect Park. Sponsored by Community Boards 7, 12, and 14, this is a preliminary meeting to define problems and collect ideas before improvements are designed. Given the vortex of auto […]

Brooklyn CBs Open to Prospect Park Road Diet

By Ben Fried | Dec 5, 2008 | 15 Comments

This summer volunteers clocked 90 percent of cars in Prospect Park exceeding the speed limit. Photo: Prospect Park Youth Advocates. On Tuesday, Transportation Alternatives made the case for a car-free Prospect Park to the transpo committee of Brooklyn Community Board 7. Reactions ran the gamut from wholehearted support to outright opposition, reports T.A.’s Lindsey Lusher-Shute. […]

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