50th anniversary of verrazano bridge
Source: fawlty128 via FlickrHave you ever dreamed of running across the Verrazano Bridge only to be stifled once you realized that the bridge is only open to motor traffic? Well, a petition [http://www.change.org/petitions/support-bicycle-and-pedestrian-pathways-on-the-verrazano-narrows-bridge] was started on Change.org calling for special construction that would allow
bike corrals
Ditmas Rides [http://www.ditmasrides.com/], founded by Rene Netter, has been hosting weekly bike rides around the neighborhood for months. Rene recently teamed up with Julie May to start the Flatbush Bicycle Coalition. The group has worked with local businesses to sign them up for Transportation Alternatives’ Bicycle Friendly
bike lanes
Being a Park Slope cyclist just got a little bit better. At a joint CB6-CB7 meeting last week, the DOT unveiled their plans [http://parkslope.patch.com/articles/dot-to-install-bike-lane-on-15th-street-from-prospect-park-west-to-third-avenue] to install bike lanes on 14th St. (running east) and 15th St. (running west) between Bartel-Pritchard Square at Prospect Park West
bike lanes
The “transportation advocacy organization,” Transportation Alternatives [http://transalt.org/] — whose mission it is “to reclaim New York City’s streets from the automobile, and to advocate for bicycling, walking and public transit as the best transportation alternatives” — will be bicycling over to our neck of the woods this weekend, and
Bay Ridge Parkway
Transportation Alternatives failed to convince CB 10 (image credit: the L Magazine)Bike lane advocates weren’t going to take Community Board 10’s second bike lane vote lying down. Transportation Alternatives, a pro-bike lane group, had met with the community board’s transportation committee. A group of about 15