Op-Ed: The Atlantic Avenue Rebuild Is Taking Too Long
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The next chapter of the Department of Transportation’s long-awaited rebuild of Atlantic Avenue — one of the city’s deadliest corridors — won’t likely start until 2021.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bed-Stuy
Scott Stringer Channels Robert F. Kennedy in Vision for Mid-Block Playgrounds
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A back-to-the-future plan to turn through streets into cul-de-sacs with playgrounds in the middle (and FedEx on the sidewalk).
Driver Careens Into Bed-Stuy Restaurant, Injuring Two People and Himself
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Police said the driver was sideswiped by another motorist and filed no charges. But a witness told Eater New York there was no second driver.
The Death of Kevin Flores Is a Complete and Total Failure of Our Vehicle Regulation System
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The driver who killed Flores, 13, lacked a valid license, but the oil truck company operating out of his Suffolk County home is in good standing with U.S. DOT.
Driver Kills Brooklyn Cyclist and NYPD Again Reflexively Blames the Victim in the Press
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NYPD cited no evidence that the deceased victim caused the crash, but that didn't stop the department from telling the media he ran a red light.
Instead of a Classon Avenue Bike Lane, Bed-Stuy Electeds Want a Street Where No One Rides Bikes
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On Thursday, DOT announced plans to paint a bike lane on Classon Avenue, the northbound one-way street where a left-turning driver killed Lauren Davis as she rode her bike to work last April. As bicycle infrastructure goes, it's the bare minimum -- some stripes and stencils to designate space for biking, with no changes to moving lanes or parking. But that hasn't stopped a group of local officials from coming out against it.