Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park Slope

PPW Bike Lane Case Adjourned Until July 20

By Ben Fried | Jun 22, 2011 | 8 Comments

Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Bert Bunyan rendered no decision today on the lawsuit filed by opponents of the Prospect Park West bike lane against the City of New York and Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. Bunyan adjourned the case until July 20 after the plaintiffs asked for time to review documents they recently obtained via a […]

Rezoning to Encourage Street Life on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue

By Noah Kazis | Jun 22, 2011 | 7 Comments

When the Department of City Planning put forward its rezoning of Park Slope in 2003, one of the earliest of the now 111 rezonings under Mayor Bloomberg and City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden, it was intended to help turn Fourth Avenue into “a grand boulevard of the 21st Century.” The sought-after residential development has started […]

City’s Response to PPW Lawsuit Matter-of-Factly Dismantles NBBL Claims

By Noah Kazis | Jun 16, 2011 | 22 Comments

The lawsuit arguing for the removal of the Prospect Park West bike lane is back in court next Wednesday, and Kate Hinds at Transportation Nation has the legal brief in which the New York City Department of Transportation and the city Law Department respond to the charges leveled against DOT. In new court papers, available […]

Lander and Former CB6 Chair File Amicus Brief Supporting PPW Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jun 3, 2011 | 13 Comments

City Council Member Brad Lander and Brooklyn Community Board 6 member Richard Bashner have filed an amicus brief in support of the Prospect Park West redesign carried out by NYC DOT. The brief recounts the extensive public process that preceded the installation of the bike lane in 2010 and DOT’s ongoing engagement with the community […]

Ten Things NBBL Doesn’t Want You to Know

By Ben Fried | Apr 26, 2011 | 26 Comments

If opponents of an effective street safety project repeat dishonest distortions about it often enough, does that make their position true? Apparently, the Daily News editorial board thinks so. An opinion piece they published over the weekend on the Prospect Park West bike lane might as well have come straight from the desk of Gibson […]

Grand Army Plaza Redesign Moves Forward Without Plaza Street Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Apr 18, 2011 | 31 Comments

Construction on a slate of pedestrian and bike improvements for Grand Army Plaza is scheduled to move forward this summer, NYC DOT announced this Saturday. The redesign includes a major expansion of the pedestrian islands at the north side of GAP and the addition of a two-way, protected bicycle connection linking Union Street to Eastern […]

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