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Speak Up to Keep the Willoughby Street Pedestrian Plaza
Before being transformed into a public plaza, Willoughby Street was filled with illegally parked cars.
November 20, 2006
“Officials Deny” That Flatbush and Glenwood is Dangerous
The green circle with the red dot in the middle marks the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Glenwood Road where, between 1995 and 2001 there were 23 pedestrian injuries and one fatality. More recent data shows the intersection to be one of the most dangerous in New York City. Source: Crashstat.org
November 9, 2006
Grand Army Plaza Bollards: Saving Lives and Wrecking Cars
The scene on Monday morning at the pedestrian refuge island in the middle of Flatbush Avenue between Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Public Library.
November 8, 2006
NYC Gets its First Pedestrian Countdown Timer
Yesterday, the Department of Transportation installed New York City's very first pedestrian countdown timer at the intersection of Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway in Brooklyn. Gothamist, as usual, does a nice treatment of the story and roundup of the coverage.
November 3, 2006
T.O.D. in Brooklyn: Turning Parking Lots into Housing
Some reading ahead of tomorrow's big Transit-Oriented Development forum at NYU...
October 31, 2006
Brooklyn Critical Mass
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, (Prospect Park, North) and Bklyn End of
Williamsburg Bridge Critical Mass
Brooklyn
October 27, 2006
Street Hockey: The New Stickball?
More evidence that hockey -- and livable streets -- aren't just "a white thing." From the New York Times' Metropolitan Diary (along with a photo sent in by the author)...
October 26, 2006
Pedestrian-Friendly Changes for Grand Army Plaza
More public space for Grand Army Plaza: DOT says that it would give the street space highlighted in green to the Parks Department for use during public events and car-free hours in Prospect Park.
October 25, 2006
Tomorrow: Protest Rally in Response to Atlantic Avenue Carnage
The Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association is holding a rally tomorrow in response to two horrific car killings in Boerum Hill in recent weeks. AABA has been fighting for years for more neighborhood-friendly traffic policies along the Avenue. Here are the details:
October 24, 2006