Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Prospect Park

DOT’s Grand Army Plaza Plan: Bold, Exciting, Crowd-Pleasing

By Ben Fried | Apr 30, 2010 | 22 Comments

At last night’s presentation to a joint meeting of three Brooklyn community boards, DOT assistant commissioner Ryan Russo unveiled what he called "a pretty dramatic and bold, exciting plan" for Grand Army Plaza. The proposal lived up to the billing. Lots of asphalt will be reclaimed for walking and biking. Getting to the central plaza […]

Anonymous Bike Lane Opponent Scores Media Coup on NY1

By Ben Fried | Apr 21, 2010 | 14 Comments

Will we ever see the headline "Bike Lane Opponent Resorts to Misinformation and Lies"? Image: NY1 This report on the proposed Prospect Park West bike lane from NY1’s Jeanine Ramirez doesn’t quite stoop to Marcia Kramer levels of fabrication, but that might make it even more insidious. Slap together a few shots of ill-informed people […]

Shocking Video: See What People Are Saying About PPW Bike Path

By Ben Fried | Apr 13, 2010 | 6 Comments

Last night, Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith and I got to catch the second half of NYCDOT’s info session about the Prospect Park West traffic calming/two-way bike path project. The first half of the evening is when the fuss happened — apparently a few people made it known in no uncertain terms that they think it’s […]

Memo to Marty: Let’s Go Ahead and “Balance Out” Prospect Park West

By Ben Fried | Apr 12, 2010 | 32 Comments

Today’s Andrea Bernstein interview with Marty Markowitz (transcript here) is a must-read if you want to get inside the head of the Brooklyn Beep and see the borough through the tint of his windshield. Markowitz says he doesn’t want to "stigmatize" motorists. How about just slowing them down? The specific issue at hand is the […]

Monday: See What’s Up With the Prospect Park West Re-Design

By Ben Fried | Apr 9, 2010 | 6 Comments

The proposed protected bike lane would calm traffic, provide a safe and convenient new link in the bike network, and make walking to Prospect Park less dangerous. Image: NYCDOT. The last time we checked in on plans for a two-way protected bike path on Prospect Park West, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz had registered his […]

Brad Lander: Bring on the Prospect Park West Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Feb 1, 2010 | 2 Comments

Marty Markowitz may have gummed up plans to make walking and biking in Park Slope safer and more convenient, but the Prospect Park West bike lane has a champion in the City Council. District 39 rep Brad Lander says he wants the project to move forward. Brad Lander. Photo: New York City Council "I support […]

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