Activist Honored at 10th Anniversary of ‘Eric McClure Bikeway on Prospect Park West’
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The Prospect Park West protected bike lane has now been — unofficially! — renamed for the activist who started it all off.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Prospect Park
Cyclist Dies in Prospect Park Under Murky Circumstances
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A cyclist died on Labor Day in a crash inside Prospect Park — with cops saying the rider merely lost control of his bike on a steep downhill, but a family friend disputing the official preliminary account.
LIVE FROM NYC OPEN STREETS: Hailing First Day Success, DOT Says Position on Cops Has ‘Evolved’!
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Imagine that: open streets, people walking, neighbors socially distancing while they get some air — and not a cop in sight.
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.
Op-Ed: Communities of Color Need Protected Lanes, Too!
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Bike-infrastructure inequities among neighborhoods continue — which is hard to square with Mayor de Blasio's stated goal of knitting together the "two cities" of New York. The Department of Transportation must fix the problem.
Not-So-Car-Free: Drivers Still Reign In Supposedly Auto-Less Parks
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Car-free Central Park is anything but.