DOT Aims to Beef Up North Brooklyn Bike Network Ahead of L Train Shutdown
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The plan will improve bike connections between the Bushwick bike network and Grand Street, but comes up short on Metropolitan Avenue by the BQE.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Williamsburg
The Uber-Lyft Cap Has Nothing to Do With the L Train Shutdown
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Lyft is using fear of the L train shutdown to score points against the City Council's proposed cap on ride-hailing fleets.
Meet the Start-Up Vultures Eager to Gobble Up the Scraps of the MTA and DOT’s L Train Plans
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"The New L" aims to take advantage of DOT's timid approach to transit priority on the Williamsburg Bridge to offer "luxury shuttles driven by professional chauffeurs."
DOT’s L Train Shutdown Plan Clears Space for Fast Buses and Safe Cycling on Grand Street
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The preliminary plan calls for private car traffic to be diverted away from Grand Street in order to prioritize buses, bikes, and local deliveries.
City Council Failed to Pass Waste Hauling Reforms the Day a Garbage Truck Driver Killed a Cyclist in Williamsburg
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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.
Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Williamsburg, and NYPD Blames the Victim
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Police said the victim was biking eastbound on Metropolitan Avenue at Graham Avenue when he "lost control and fell from the bicycle" before the driver, also eastbound, struck him. The account is reminiscent of previous fatal crashes where NYPD mistakenly blamed the victim.