Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Williamsburg

The Williamsburg Bike Lane Flap: Beyond “Hipster vs. Hasid”

By Ben Fried | Sep 23, 2008 | 27 Comments

When the New York Post ran a story last week about the opposition of Williamsburg’s Hasidic community to bike lanes that pass through their neighborhood, the main beef was supposedly about the "immodest" dress of female cyclists. But just like similar uproars in years past, the underlying objections may have less to do with bare […]

Brooklyn CB1 Hears Two Proposals for Safer Streets Tonight

By Ben Fried | Sep 8, 2008 | 1 Comment

We’ve got some more community board action for you today. Brooklyn Community Board 1, which represents Williamsburg and Greenpoint, is set to hear proposals for new buffered bike lanes on Kent Avenue and for improving pedestrian safety at dangerous intersections in North Brooklyn. The bike lanes are an interim step on the way to completing […]

Williamsburg Walks in the Rain

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 5, 2008 | 9 Comments

My friend Jonathan and I loaded up our 70 pounds-worth of pre-schoolers into the "Batmobike" on Sunday and headed over to Williamsburg Walks. My brother Abe joined us as well. Ominous looking clouds were rolling in from the west as we left Park Slope around noon. By the time we hit Fort Greene the rain […]

Williamsburg Walks Doubles Foot Traffic on Bedford Avenue

By Ben Fried | Jul 28, 2008 | 4 Comments

Transportation Alternatives has been measuring the effect of Williamsburg Walks, the car-free street event on Bedford Avenue, and look what they found: Foot traffic on Bedford Avenue was 96% higher than the average Saturday, based on pedestrian counts. The number of children and seniors using the street also increased. And because so much more space […]

Williamsburg Walks: Opening Up Bedford Avenue

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 21, 2008 | 9 Comments

Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg Brooklyn was de-motorized and opened to the public this Saturday for a new event called Williamsburg Walks. Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson was there and he’s already churned out a nice three-and-a-half minute video to give you a sense of the event. If you want to check out Williamsburg Walks for yourself, you […]

Williamsburg Walks: Volunteer Orientation Tonight

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

Brooklyn’s Bedford Avenue will be going car-free for four Saturdays this summer. If you want to be a part of making the event happen, Billburg.com invites you to a "Williamsburg Walks" volunteer orientation session tonight. Boricua College186 N. 6th St. (bet. Bedford & Driggs Aves.)Brooklyn RSVPs are encouraged, but not mandatory. RSVP to williamsburgwalks [at] […]

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