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This Week: Showtime for the Clinton Avenue Protected Bikeway

After dropping hints back in January about a two-way protected bike lane on Clinton Avenue and going door-to-door to get the word out last month, DOT will present details about the project this week at Brooklyn Community Board 2.

By Streetsblog

3:29 PM EDT on May 16, 2016

With rumors swirling about the redesign, opponents are breaking out the scare tactics, which were on display at a gathering last Thursday:

#VisionZero heroes need to speak up for a safer Clinton Ave! Watch, share & show up: https://t.co/xVX7V73SGU pic.twitter.com/Y2zgnoHQE7
— Luke Ohlson (@BikeLukeBike) May 15, 2016

If you want a safer Clinton Avenue, tomorrow night’s meeting is an important one to attend.

Check out the Streetsblog calendar for a full list of this week’s events. Here are the highlights:

Tonight: DOT will hold its second public meeting as part of the North Brooklyn Transportation Study. 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday: CB 2’s transportation committee will hear DOT’s proposal for a two-way protected bike lane on Clinton Avenue. EDC will also give a presentation on the BQX Streetcar. 6 p.m.
Also Tuesday: DOT will show block-by-block street designs for the Woodhaven Boulevard Select Bus Service project at an open house. 6 p.m.
Wednesday: The long ordeal over the seemingly minor change of painting bike lanes on three pairs of crosstown Upper East Side streets culminates at Community Board 8’s full board meeting. 6:30 p.m.
Thursday: NYC EDC and DOT host a public meeting in Red Hook on the proposed BQX streetcar project. 6 p.m.
Also Thursday: DOT will present an update on the expansion of Citi Bike to Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, and other neighborhoods on Brooklyn CB 6 turf, as well as an upgrade to the Bond Street bike lane. 6:30 p.m.
Friday: It’s Bike to Work Day! TA staff and volunteers will be stationed at greenways and bridge crossings in the morning to supply bike commuters with free coffee and other goodies.
Saturday: Missed the first Woodhaven SBS open house? There’s another one at noon.

Watch the calendar for updates. Let us know if you have an event you’d like to see added.

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