Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brad Lander

At CB6 Meeting, PPW Foes Take Stand Against Waving and Smiling

By Doug Gordon | Dec 17, 2010 | 4 Comments

This dispatch from last night’s meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 6 comes to us from reader Doug Gordon. You can follow Doug at his blog, Brooklyn Spoke. Despite broad public support and studies demonstrating the benefits of the redesigned Prospect Park West, there remains one group who would rather ignore the facts: the so-called “Neighbors […]

Nearly 3,000 Survey Responses Show Brooklyn Wants to Keep PPW Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Dec 7, 2010 | 6 Comments

The results are in from Brad Lander and Steve Levin’s survey about the Prospect Park West bike lane, and the data depict widespread support for the re-designed street among Park Slope residents and Brooklynites in general. Of the nearly 3,000 submissions from Brooklyn residents, 78 percent expressed support for the current two-way bike path configuration […]

How Will NYC’s Progressive Caucus Approach Progressive Transportation?

By Ben Fried | Mar 31, 2010 | 12 Comments

Last week a group of 12 City Council members announced that they’re forming a new bloc, called the progressive caucus, "dedicated to creating a more just and equal New York City." The Times notes that the caucus signifies an unusual development, in that the members came together around shared ideology, not racial or sexual identity. […]

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 […]