Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jim Walden

Iris Weinshall’s Anti-Bike Lawyer, Jim Walden, Is Back

By Ben Fried | Jun 24, 2013 | 22 Comments

The lawyer who spent a good chunk of 2011 deceiving the press and the public about the safety effect of the Prospect Park West bike lane is back in the news. Jim Walden made an appearance in the Post this weekend on behalf of clients who are suing the city to remove a bike-share station […]

The NBBL Files: Bike Lane Opponents Knew Their Lawsuit Lacked Merit

By Noah Kazis | Oct 11, 2011 | 25 Comments

This is the second installment in a series of posts examining the tactics employed by opponents of the Prospect Park West redesign. Read the first post. When they filed their lawsuit this March, opponents of the Prospect Park West redesign had little chance of succeeding in court. As NYU Law Professor Roderick Hills, Jr. told […]

The NBBL Files: Weinshall Got Randy Mastro Before the Paint on PPW Was Dry

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Oct 3, 2011 | 41 Comments

Last week, opponents of the Prospect Park West redesign moved to appeal Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Bert Bunyan’s decision to reject their complaint against the city. If the community board’s approval of the bike lane and the data showing its effect on speeding and safety didn’t persuade them not to sue in the first place, […]

Contrary to Statement on WNYC, Gibson Dunn Now Claims Weinshall as Client

By Ben Fried | Sep 28, 2011 | 26 Comments

Yesterday we found out that the well-connected opponents of the Prospect Park West bike lane are refusing to accept the decision from Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Bert Bunyan rejecting their lawsuit. A caveat to the journalists who might pick up the remnants of this story: Quotes from the opponents’ attorney, Gibson Dunn partner Jim Walden, […]

Jim Walden Gets In Sync With the Tea Party Transportation Platform

By Ben Fried | Sep 26, 2011 | 11 Comments

Gotta hand it to Gibson Dunn attorney Jim Walden. Somehow he’s managed to parlay his neighborhood-level “pro-bono” gig suing the city of New York over a popular protected bike lane into national status as a go-to source for anti-bike quotes. Somewhere along the way, Walden dropped the pretense that he’s fighting for “better bike lanes.” […]

Will NBBL Bury the Hatchet or Continue to Wage War on Safer Streets?

By Ben Fried | Aug 19, 2011 | 22 Comments

The decision issued by Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Bert Bunyan Tuesday dismissing the Prospect Park West lawsuit should reverberate in a few ways. Among them: The storyline probably doesn’t have as much allure to the press as it used to. And without the PR value, the opponents’ legal challenges lose a lot of their fundamental […]

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