Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Prospect Heights

DOT Makes Room for Pedestrians on Flatbush Avenue

By Brad Aaron | Oct 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

Ahead of a 2014 capital project that will shorten crossing distances for pedestrians on the stretch of Flatbush Avenue between Grand Army Plaza and Atlantic Avenue, DOT this week is installing temporary sidewalk extensions on side streets at five intersections. Crews will be painting extensions on Bergen Street, St. Marks Avenue, Prospect Place, Sterling Place and […]

Barclays Center Opening Weekend Traffic: Not a Total Disaster

By Stephen Miller | Oct 1, 2012 | 10 Comments

Many residents and elected leaders from the neighborhoods near the Barclays Center in Prospect Heights are letting out a sigh of relief after steeling for gridlock this weekend. Sellout crowds for the arena’s first events — three Jay-Z concerts — did not completely overwhelm nearby neighborhoods with traffic, but the strain on local streets was still clear. […]

Eyes on the Street: Return of the Guerrilla Separated Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jul 23, 2012 | 10 Comments

Brooklyn’s new guerrilla bike lane has a life of its own. Last week we shared some pictures of a makeshift separated bike lane on the block of Bergen Street between Sixth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, which is usually blocked by NYPD squad cars from the 78th Precinct. Enterprising local resident Ian Dutton had re-purposed some […]

Eyes on the Street: Guerrilla Bike Lane Separation on Bergen Street

By Ben Fried | Jul 19, 2012 | 22 Comments

Streetsblog reader and former Manhattan Community Board 2 standout Ian Dutton has hit upon a low-cost way to keep the Bergen Street bike lane clear of NYPD squad cars. The short piece of Bergen between Sixth Avenue and Flatbush is routinely blocked by the 78th Precinct’s vehicles, so Ian took advantage of some idle Con-Ed […]

Brooklyn CB Committees OK Un-protected 2-Way Bike Lane on Plaza Street

By Ben Fried | Apr 20, 2012 | 8 Comments

NYC DOT presented plans last night for an un-protected two-way bike lane on Plaza Street, which would enhance a critical hub in the Brooklyn bike network by defining space for contraflow riding, but fall short of providing safe cycling infrastructure for all ages. The transportation committee of Community Board 6 voted in favor of the project […]

How to Make Your Own Free Parking Near the Atlantic Yards Site

By Ben Fried | Jan 6, 2012 | 8 Comments

Via Norman Oder at Atlantic Yards Report, here’s a variety of parking scofflaw that we’ve never come across before on Streetsblog. In the video, an early morning car commuter, presumably someone working on the nearby Barclays Center arena project, apparently decides that the last parking space on this block of Pacific Street (between Sixth Avenue […]

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