Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bed-Stuy

Citi Bike Expansion Rolling Along — See the Latest Map

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Well, that was quick. Just over two weeks after cutting the ribbon on the first of 91 new stations, Citi Bike’s expansion into Long Island City, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and Bedford-Stuyvesant is approaching the finish line. Nearly two-thirds of the stations are installed and running, with the job scheduled to be complete by the end of the month. Crews have […]

DOT Waffles on Bed-Stuy Ped Safety Project After Resistance From CB 3

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A plan to improve safety at a busy Bedford-Stuyvesant intersection [PDF] may not move forward after members of Brooklyn Community Board 3 opposed it, according to two CB 3 transportation committee members. DOT’s Claudette Workman revealed the news at the CB 3 transportation committee meeting on May 13, said Shawn Onsgard, a public member of the committee. “She just said […]

Bed-Stuy CB Freaks Out Over Adding Pedestrian Space to Fulton and Utica

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Creating more space for pedestrians at a dangerous, crowded transfer point between bus lines and the subway — sounds like a no-brainer, right? Not at Brooklyn Community Board 3, where the default position is to reflexively reject even the smallest street safety change. Fulton Street and Utica Avenue are both dangerous streets that the de Blasio administration has targeted […]

To Make Atlantic Ave Safer, Advocates Want to Hear All About Its Problems

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Efforts to improve safety along Atlantic Avenue are moving ahead as advocates gain support and the Department of City Planning continues its study of the dangerous arterial street. Each year, about 140 pedestrians and cyclists are seriously injured or killed on Atlantic Avenue, according to Transportation Alternatives. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign ranked Atlantic the third-most […]