Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn Greenway Initiative

New two-way bike lane markings at West Street and Kent Street in Greenpoint. Photos: David Meyer

Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Coming to Life on West Street

By David Meyer | Jan 5, 2017 | 2 Comments

A two-way protected bike lane is taking shape on seven blocks of West Street in Greenpoint, one of 23 segments that will eventually comprise the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.

Eyes on the Street: First Signs of Greenway Construction on West Street

By David Meyer | Mar 17, 2016 | 6 Comments

More than three years after it was approved by Brooklyn Community Board 1’s transportation committee, construction on the West Street segment of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway is finally underway. The Department of Design and Construction confirmed that current work on West Street is related to the greenway. The project will turn West Street into a one-way […]

When Will DDC Build the Brooklyn Greenway on Flushing Ave and West Street?

By David Meyer | Dec 1, 2015 | 10 Comments

It’s been more than three years since NYC DOT announced its full implementation plan for the 14-mile Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, a series of 23 capital projects that would build out the biking and walking path in high-quality, permanent materials. At the time, DOT said that construction would begin soon on the Flushing Avenue and West Street segments of the […]

Cyclists and Pedestrians Now Make Up a Huge Share of Flushing Ave Traffic

By Brad Aaron | Sep 9, 2014 | 7 Comments

Biking has skyrocketed on Flushing Avenue by the Brooklyn Navy Yard since the installation of bike infrastructure in 2010, according to new counts released by the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. The route is slated for more biking and walking upgrades as the city builds out the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Cyclists and pedestrians comprised 25 percent of traffic […]

Eyes on the Street: New Bike Path, Same Old Illegal Parking

By Stephen Miller | Jun 2, 2014 | 51 Comments

Well, that didn’t take long. The paint is barely dry on the new two-way bike path on Kent Avenue in South Williamsburg, and drivers are using it as car storage for minivans. Again. Robert Wright snapped a photo of cars blocking the bike lanes and sidewalk in full view of NYPD Traffic officers. “What’s the […]

DOT Plans Road Diet and Bikeway Upgrade on Deadly Section of Kent Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Dec 18, 2013 | 18 Comments

Last night, Brooklyn Community Board 1’s transportation committee unanimously recommended the board support a DOT project [PDF] to calm traffic on a deadly stretch of Kent Avenue between Clymer Street and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. The project also upgrades a link in the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway to a two-way protected bike lane. Last March, hit-and-run driver Julio Acevedo, […]

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