Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found
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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.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cobble Hill
Sheer Luck Prevents Curb-Jumping Driver From Killing People on Court Street
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A motorist drove onto the sidewalk and crashed into a movie theater in Cobble Hill. No one was injured, but fatal off-road crashes remain a regular occurrence in NYC.
In the Works: 7th Ave Bike Lane for Park Slope and “Amity Street Wiggle”
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Many people at last night's Brooklyn CB 6 meeting wanted a more ambitious redesign for Seventh Avenue, but that doesn't seem to be on the table.
5 Highlights From Last Night’s Bike-Share vs. Parking Meeting
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Last night’s Brooklyn Community Board 6 bike-share forum lacked the fireworks of previous meetings — no physical threats this time. While the tone was civil, the demands from the anti-bike-share crowd weren’t exactly reasonable. So far, Citi Bike has proven incredibly popular in CB 6, with some stations getting as much as seven rides per dock each day. That’s […]
Bike-Share Already Getting More Use Than Park Slope’s Free Parking Spots
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The new bike-share stations in Brooklyn south of Atlantic Avenue are getting a lot more use than your average free on-street parking space, according to recent Citi Bike data compiled by Carroll Gardens resident Viktor Geller [PDF]. Geller addressed the report to Brooklyn Community Board 6, which is holding a hearing on Thursday in response to complaints about bike-share stations […]
Citi Bike Expands South of Atlantic Avenue
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Yesterday, Citi Bike began installing stations in the Brooklyn neighborhoods south of Atlantic Avenue and west of Prospect Park. A few stations are already operating, according to the Citi Bike station map, with a total of 73 set to go live in the area in the coming weeks. All told there are 139 new bike-share stations […]