Thursday’s Headlines: Construction Zone Chaos Edition
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Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York will rally (and ride) to "#Fix4thAve" on May. Plus other news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sunset Park
Council Member Alexa Aviles: DOT Needs to Do ‘Better’ with Plan for 7th and 8th Avs.
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When the Department of Transportation pitched a plan last to turn two-way Seventh and Eighth avenues in Sunset Park into one-way streets, with traffic-calming measures like protected bike lanes and expanded sidewalks, there was a backlash and the agency pulled back. But now the neighborhood has new leadership — and we spoke to her!
Days After Two Girls Were Critically Injured, DOT Hits Reset on its Sunset Park Safety Fix
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Back to the drawing board. The Department of Transportation has scrapped a redesign of two dangerous avenues in Brooklyn that the agency proposed fixing in 2021.
Advocates: Change Zoning to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities Flocking to Low-Income Communities
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One man's last mile is another man's last gasp.
ANATOMY OF A BACKTRACK: DOT’s New Sunset Park Plan Gives Safety to Some, Double-Parking Madness For Others
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"I'm kind of speechless," one activist said.
Sunset Park Safety Improvements Delayed Until at Least October After DOT Settles Lawsuit
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A contentious plan is put off over a technicality.