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DOT Plans Median Bike Lanes on Eastern Section of Atlantic Avenue
Raised median bike lanes are slated for a stretch of Atlantic Avenue crossing the Brooklyn-Queens border.
January 16, 2018
City Council Failed to Pass Waste Hauling Reforms the Day a Garbage Truck Driver Killed a Cyclist in Williamsburg
On Tuesday, a garbage truck driver struck and killed Mario Lopez on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. The same day, the City Council failed to enact waste carting reforms that would reduce garbage truck traffic on Williamsburg streets.
December 21, 2017
Brooklyn CB 7 Tables Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lanes Until January
Brooklyn Community Board 7 declined to vote last night on the DOT plan for protected bike lanes along Fourth Avenue, opting to take it up next month when more board members should be present.
December 21, 2017
Brooklyn Electeds Press DOT and MTA to Give L Train Riders the Transit They Need
North Brooklyn leaders are worried that the L train shutdown plan won't include the transit-priority treatments that commuters and local businesses are counting on.
December 5, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Jay Street Bikeway Segment Connects DUMBO to Downtown Brooklyn and the Manhattan Bridge
This short, contraflow parking-protected bike lane segment gives cyclists a safe, direct route out of DUMBO.
November 29, 2017
Brooklyn Electeds Pay Tribute to Edwin Ajacalon and Call on Albany to Prevent Deadly Speeding
At a vigil last night, elected officials and street safety advocates paid tribute to Edwin Ajacalon, the 14-year-old from Guatemala who was killed by a teenage driver in Brooklyn Saturday night. Calling Ajacalon an "all-American boy" and "a vital thread in the beautiful tapestry that is New York City," they pressed for street safety improvements and a culture change among drivers after yet another death of a cyclist, the 20th in 2017.
November 28, 2017
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed 14-Year-Old Cyclist Edwin Ajacalon in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn over the weekend, a driver killed a child on a bike who worked delivery jobs to help support his family. NYPD filed no charges.
November 27, 2017
Cumbo Wants to Shut Down Fulton Street Bus Lane During Busy Afternoon Hours
Scaling back the hours would render the bus lane useless during a time of day when thousands of people ride and the need to bypass car traffic is most acute.
November 21, 2017
Council Member Laurie Cumbo Opposes Fulton Street Bus Lane
Cumbo is fighting a transit improvement that will benefit tens of thousands of people in an area where about two-thirds of households don't own cars.
November 17, 2017
Widow Speaks Out After Gonzalez Deal Gives Double Hit-and-Run Killer 1-3 Years in Jail
Just elected to a full term as Brooklyn district attorney, Eric Gonzalez has already compiled a record of agreeing to light sentences for hit-and-run killers.
November 10, 2017
