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Summer Streets Coming to Brooklyn This Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Jun 5, 2009 | 4 Comments

Enjoying car-free Bedford Ave. during Williamsburg Walks 2008. Photo: acsweet/Flickr After today’s rain clears out, it looks to be a beautiful weekend for two Summer Streets events in Brooklyn. Starting tomorrow, Bedford Avenue from North 4th to North 9th Street will be open to pedestrians only on six Saturdays from noon to sunset. This year’s […]

Revised Kent Ave Plan Extends Bike Route to Flushing Ave

By Ben Fried | May 29, 2009 | 8 Comments

Image: NYCDOT Here’s a look at the revised and extended route proposed for the Kent Avenue bike path. Currently the bike lane runs from Quay Street to Clymer Street. As you can see in this map from DOT’s project presentation [PDF], the new route would continue several blocks further south, to Flushing Avenue. The other […]

New Twist in Kent Ave Saga: Safer Bike Path Plus Parking

By Ben Fried | May 4, 2009 | 4 Comments

Photo: i’m not sayin, i’m just sayin After a contentious few months full of clowns, scantily-clad women, illegal billboards, and community board strife (since resolved), we may finally be approaching the denouement to the city’s most talked about bike lane drama. The Brooklyn Paper reports on the latest Kent Avenue development: In an attempt to […]

Report: New Yorkers Like Ped Streets More Than They Expected

By Ben Fried | Apr 9, 2009 | 5 Comments

Enjoying a game of four-square out on the street in Jackson Heights. Photo: Transportation Alternatives. In addition to last summer’s blockbuster car-free event, Summer Streets, three New York neighborhoods tried out pedestrian streets on a more intimate scale. Williamsburg Walks, Summer Space in Brooklyn Heights, and the 78th Street Play Street in Jackson Heights gave […]

Teresa Toro is Back in the Saddle at Community Board 1

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 11, 2009 | 4 Comments

Here’s some good news: The Brooklyn Paper reports that livable streets advocate Teresa Toro has been reinstated as chair of the transportation committee at Brooklyn Community Board 1.

Cyclist Turnout Impressive at CB1 Meeting on Kent Ave Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jan 14, 2009 | 34 Comments

The Kent Ave. bike lane at work. Photo: New York Times Supporters of the besieged Kent Avenue bike lane made a strong showing at last night’s meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 1. About 150 people showed up, says Transportation Alternatives’ Elena Santogade, and of the 60 or so speakers, only three opposed the current configuration. […]

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