Boerum Hill

Tomorrow: Protest Rally in Response to Atlantic Avenue Carnage

The Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association is holding a rally tomorrow in response to two horrific car killings in Boerum Hill in recent weeks. AABA has been fighting for years for more neighborhood-friendly traffic policies along the Avenue. Here are the details:

By Aaron Naparstek

5:25 PM EDT on October 24, 2006

Wednesday, October 25 at 10:00 am on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Bond St.
JOIN AABA FOR A PROTEST RALLY AND PRESS CONFERENCE
Excess speed kills two on Atlantic Avenue this October. One of them, Al Fernandez, a long time neighbor, was crushed to death while sitting on the sidewalk.
Stand with merchants and residents to show your outrage at Department of Transportation’s policies to move traffic without regard for community safety. Demand a safer Atlantic Avenue. Demand that the 4-7 PM parking ban be lifted which hurts small businesses.
Act now before Atlantic Avenue becomes even more dangerous by plans to widen the road by eliminating more parking and moving traffic even faster by increasing green time. These are proposed as “mitigation” measures for the Atlantic Yards Development Project.
We can have a safer Atlantic Avenue. We can have more parking to benefit the restaurants, and other small businesses on the Avenue.
ATLANTIC AVENUE IS A DESTINATION, NOT A HIGHWAY !
At the press conference, AABA will present solutions for a safer and more business friendly Atlantic Avenue.
Merchants and residents will be joined by Elected Officials and Transportation Alternatives.

Aaron Naparstek

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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