Activist Honored at 10th Anniversary of ‘Eric McClure Bikeway on Prospect Park West’
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The Prospect Park West protected bike lane has now been — unofficially! — renamed for the activist who started it all off.
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Good Riddance to the Prospect Park West Bike Lane Lawsuit
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The people suing to remove the Prospect Park West bike lane have given up, more than five years after initiating a lawsuit that nearly sank New York City’s bike program. In a statement, Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes and Seniors for Safety (“organizations” that, to the best of my knowledge, now stand in for two people — former […]
Can You Believe a Few People Are Still Suing to Rip Out This Bike Lane?
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It was just about five years ago that attorneys with the law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, working pro bono on behalf of some people with ties to Senator Chuck Schumer, filed suit against the city for installing the Prospect Park West bike lane. In August 2011, Kings County Supreme Court Judge Bert Bunyan dismissed […]
Next Week: DOT to Preview Ped Safety Improvements for 96th and Broadway
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The public will hear from DOT next week at a Community Board 7 meeting on proposed improvements at Broadway and 96th Street, after three pedestrians were fatally struck by drivers at or near the intersection this month. “Safety is our top priority and we are actively identifying and evaluating a range of options for the area,” […]
Iris Weinshall on Marty Markowitz: “He’s a Creep… Always Has Been”
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So today we’ve been reviewing all the cynical ploys that former DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall, former First Deputy Mayor Norman Steisel, and former Brooklyn College dean Louise Hainline used in their attempt to reverse the public planning process that produced the Prospect Park West bike lane. The lawsuit that’s back in the news today is […]
The NBBL Files: PPW Foes Pursued Connections to Reverse Public Process
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Editor’s note: With yesterday’s appellate ruling prolonging the Prospect Park West case, Streetsblog is running a refresher on the how the well-connected gang of bike lane opponents waged their assault against a popular and effective street safety project. This is the fifth installment from the six-part NBBL Files. This piece originally ran on November 10, 2011. This is […]