Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park Slope

Brooklyn CB 6 Unanimously Approves DOT Modifications to PPW Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Apr 14, 2011 | 30 Comments

In a unanimous voice vote last night, Brooklyn Community Board 6 passed a resolution supporting NYC DOT’s proposed modifications to the Prospect Park West bike lane. The changes include building raised pedestrian islands, adding bike “rumble strips” at crosswalks, and narrowing the buffer between the bike lane and parked cars at the northernmost end of […]

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Who Rides the Lanes? 750 Turn Out for the Prospect Park West Family Ride

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 11, 2011 | No Comments

On a grey, chilly Sunday, an estimated 750 people, many of them on training wheels and balance bikes, turned out to ride the Prospect Park West bike lane and show their support for the traffic-calming redesign. Since the two-way, separated bike path debuted last summer, it’s become indispensable for many parents who use it to […]

Sunday: Moms, Dads and Kids Ride the Prospect Park West Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Apr 8, 2011 | 4 Comments

If you read the Streetsblog headlines every morning, you already know there’s a family ride happening this Sunday on the Prospect Park West bike lane. Here are the details straight from the organizers if you’d like to participate: Kids and parents: Show your support for the new Prospect Park West bike path by riding it […]

Jim Brennan Wants to Get Rid of the Prospect Park West Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Apr 7, 2011 | 40 Comments

After Assembly Member James Brennan released the results of his telephone survey on the Prospect Park West bike lane last Friday, the assessment in the press was unanimous. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein headlined her post on the poll results “They Like It. They Really Like It.” Gersh Kuntzman at The Brooklyn Paper began his story: “The […]

Pedestrian Seriously Injured Crossing Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue

By Noah Kazis | Apr 5, 2011 | 20 Comments

A driver struck and injured a pedestrian crossing Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue near President Street yesterday evening around 6:35 p.m., according to the FDNY. The pedestrian was crossing midblock, according to Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Paul Steely White, who was at the scene a few minutes after the crash. The pedestrian tripped and fell into the […]

This Is What Gibson Dunn Lawyer Jim Walden Wants to Sue Out of Existence

By Ben Fried | Apr 4, 2011 | 37 Comments

This weekend brought some gorgeous early spring weather to NYC, and the Prospect Park West bike lane was full of people riding bicycles — many of whom probably needed parental permission to go ride on the street. There are dozens of pictures posted on Flickr from yesterday afternoon, and we’ve got a few highlights here […]

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