Last Chance to Tell Lander and Levin How You Feel About the New PPW

By Ben Fried
Oct 29, 2010

Today is the last day you can fill out the Prospect Park West bike lane survey. City Council members Brad Lander and Steve Levin set up the survey a few weeks ago to see what their constituents think of the redesigned PPW.

If you haven’t filled out the survey yet (and especially if you live in the 39th or the 33rd council districts), it’s important to take a couple of minutes and show your local electeds you support safer streets and all-ages cycling infrastructure.

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At CB 6 Hearing, Supporters of PPW Redesign Outnumber Detractors 8 to 1

By Ben Fried | Mar 11, 2011

I’ll have a longer post later today, but for now, here is the numerical recap from last night’s public hearing on the Prospect Park West redesign. The overall headcount was somewhere around 400 people. Transportation Alternatives handed out pro-bike lane stickers to 330 people before they exhausted their supply. Among the 100+ people who signed […]

Take the PPW Bike Lane Survey

By Ben Fried | Oct 14, 2010

We’ve got an addendum to today’s news about Prospect Park West bike lane demonstrations. City Council members Brad Lander and Steve Levin have put up a survey to see what their constituents think of the re-designed street. The questions get pretty detailed but it only takes a few minutes to fill out. In related news, […]

Steve Levin Has No Position on the Prospect Park West Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Mar 21, 2011

Following last week’s double committee vote in favor of DOT’s suggested changes for the Prospect Park West bike lane, the proposal to add raised pedestrian refuges to the redesign is set to go to the full board on April 13. At this point, just about everyone has weighed in on this project. The Community Board […]

Thursday, March 10 Is CB6’s Prospect Park West Bike Lane Finale

By Ben Fried | Mar 4, 2011

I make no guarantees about the ultimate accuracy of this headline, but you’ve got to admit that next week’s Brooklyn Community Board 6 forum on the Prospect Park West redesign is shaping up to be a showstopper [PDF]. After all the rallies, surveys, Marcia Kramer segments, senatorial intrigue, threats of lawsuits, and mountains of data […]

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

By Ben Fried | Dec 7, 2010

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 […]

Tonight: Support the New PPW and Stand Up for Safer Streets

By Ben Fried | Jan 20, 2011

At tonight’s Brooklyn Community Board 6 meeting, NYC DOT will present its final report on the re-designed Prospect Park West. The Brooklyn Paper has the latest safety stats from the city, and they show what one would expect from a project that has substantially reduced speeding: crashes and injuries are down across the board. From […]