Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenpoint

Joe Lentol to DOT: Pulaski Bridge Needs Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Oct 15, 2012 | 6 Comments

The narrow bike and pedestrian path across the Pulaski Bridge has long been a concern for bridge users and local residents. Earlier this month, Assembly Member Joseph Lentol hosted a meeting to air the issues and find a solution. Now, Lentol is asking DOT for a two-way protected bike lane on the bridge. “This is not […]

It’s Time for More Space for Bike Riders and Walkers on the Pulaski Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Oct 10, 2012 | 23 Comments

The Pulaski Bridge, which connects Greenpoint and Long Island City across Newtown Creek, provides a narrow path for pedestrians and cyclists to share, next to six lanes of fast-moving motor vehicle traffic. As volumes have picked up on the path, minor tweaks made years ago may not be sufficient to provide space for interborough walkers […]

Speed Survey Confirms Deadly McGuinness Boulevard Is Out of Control

By Brad Aaron | Mar 27, 2012 | 15 Comments

A study released today finds that two out of three motorists speed on Brooklyn’s McGuinness Boulevard [PDF], a notorious Greenpoint thoroughfare where locals have for years called on the city to take action to prevent pedestrian and cyclist injuries and deaths. The McGuinness Boulevard Working Group — comprised of Transportation Alternatives, Neighbors Allied for Good […]

Support For Neighborhood Slow Zones Keeps on Growing

By Noah Kazis | Mar 2, 2012 | 12 Comments

Interest continues to grow in the Department of Transportation’s slow speed zones, which place 20 mph speed limits on residential streets. One month after the application deadline for the program, community boards across the city continue to pass resolutions in support of slow zones. In February, Streetsblog wrote about applications or expressions of interest from Mt. […]

Support a Safer Passage Across the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge

By Noah Kazis | May 11, 2011 | 12 Comments

Last July, the DOT announced plans to calm one of the most dangerous intersections in Queens, at the foot of the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge. Greenpoint Avenue is only two lanes wide on either side of the bridge, but as the road crosses Newtown Creek, it widens to four lanes and the bike lane on the […]

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