Eric Gonzalez and Bill de Blasio Give Action Carting the Go-Ahead to Keep Killing People
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Gonzalez will file no charges against the Action Carting driver who killed Brooklyn cyclist Neftaly Ramirez and left the scene.
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DOT Plans Median Bike Lanes on Eastern Section of Atlantic Avenue
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Raised median bike lanes are slated for a stretch of Atlantic Avenue crossing the Brooklyn-Queens border.
City Council Failed to Pass Waste Hauling Reforms the Day a Garbage Truck Driver Killed a Cyclist in Williamsburg
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On Tuesday, a garbage truck driver struck and killed Mario Lopez on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. The same day, the City Council failed to enact waste carting reforms that would reduce garbage truck traffic on Williamsburg streets.
Brooklyn CB 7 Tables 4th Ave Protected Bike Lanes Until January
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Brooklyn Community Board 7 declined to vote last night on the DOT plan for protected bike lanes along Fourth Avenue, opting to take it up next month when more board members should be present.
Brooklyn Electeds Press DOT and MTA to Give L Train Riders the Transit They Need
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North Brooklyn leaders are worried that the L train shutdown plan won't include the transit-priority treatments that commuters and local businesses are counting on.
Eyes on the Street: Jay Street Bikeway Segment Connects DUMBO to Downtown Brooklyn and the Manhattan Bridge
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This short, contraflow parking-protected bike lane segment gives cyclists a safe, direct route out of DUMBO.