OPINION: Progressives Should Support the Gowanus Rezoning
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NIMBY opponents are throwing everything they can at the plan. But they aren't looking at the real benefits.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gowanus
DECISION 2021: Race to Succeed Brad Lander in Brooklyn is a Laboratory of Transportation Ideas
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Here's our primer on a key district that extends from Downtown Brooklyn to Flatbush and has been represented by Brad Lander and a former school board member named Bill de Blasio.
Elected Officials to Mayor: Finish the Brooklyn Greenway
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Elected officials want the city fill a hole in Brooklyn's protected bike network as cycling surges — and newbie riders will need safety when all the cars return to the roads.
Op-Ed: BQX Streetcar Plan Should Be Scrapped for Bus Rapid Transit
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There is a far better, far cheaper alternative to the streetcar: Bus Rapid Transit.
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 […]