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TO END THE MESS: Make the Brooklyn Bridge Car-Free
An architect's intriguing vision for the iconic span banishes automobiles.
July 9, 2020
DE BLASIO HAS PUNTED: So How Will The Next Mayor Fix the Brooklyn Bridge?
Streetsblog asked five candidates who are running, or expected to run, for mayor what they would do about the overcrowded conditions if elected.
July 6, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Our Cartoonist Has the Solution to Brooklyn Bridge Problems
Our cartoonist is frustrated at a glacial pace of change for the congested Brooklyn Bridge bike and foot path. And he put that frustration into this week's visual editorial.
June 29, 2020
Advocates Cool to Proposed Cyclist, Pedestrian Bridges
Gridlock Sam's idea is good, but money would be better spent on fixing existing spans, they say.
June 24, 2020
DOT Announces It May Announce Another Brooklyn Bridge Traffic Study
"Whatever’s going on, if it’s subject to more study then it will run out the clock on the de Blasio administration," said Bike New York spokesman Jon Orcutt.
June 19, 2020
DOT to Streetsblog: Yeah, We’re Sorry the Brooklyn Bridge Remains a Mess
"I will admit we have had some ups and downs," Trottenberg said. "I apologize."
January 30, 2020
Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found
A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.
August 23, 2019
Streetsblog Gets Action! DOT Repaints Basic Markings on the Brooklyn Bridge
The Department of Transportation, under fire for not ensuring safety on the Brooklyn Bridge bike and walking path, has finally painted a new center stripe and lane markings to discourage pedestrians and cyclists from mixing.
June 27, 2019
Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?
"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.
June 27, 2019
NYPD Has Found Yet Another Way to Completely Screw Up the Brooklyn Bridge Footpath
Now the NYPD is deploying police vehicles in an offset pattern that forces cyclists into the path of pedestrians and pedestrians into the path of cyclists. Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one? (NYPD declined to comment.)
April 30, 2019
