Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Williamsburg

Wider Sidewalks & a Bicycle Park-and-Ride for Williamsburg

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 18, 2006 | 68 Comments

Streetsblog has gotten a hold of a draft of DOT’s plan to widen the sidewalk and install new bike racks at the Bedford Avenue L subway station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. As diagrammed above, the plan calls for the elimination of five motor vehicle parking spaces on N. 7th Street at Bedford Avenue, alongside the subway […]

Streetfilms: Car-Free Bedford Avenue

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 19, 2006 | 2 Comments

Emil Kozerawski is still working on the idea of making Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s "Main Street" into a car-free pedestrian boulevard. Now Car-Free Bedford Avenue has its own Streetfilms-style video on YouTube. Speaking of which, don’t forget to tag those YouTube videos "Streetsblog" to ensure that we get a hold of them. I love the vision and […]