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Courtesy of NYC DOTIn December, the Department of Transportation presented to the Community Board 6 Transportation/Public Safety board members a proposal [/mind-gap-filling-holes-bike-lane-network-park-slope-cobble-hill/] for a 3-block bike project that would fill a gap in the bicycle lane network. The project would install a bike lane on Amity Street from Henry
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Photo via Helene Weinstein.Assemblymember Helene Weinstein and City Councilmember Alan Maisel have caught the attention of the Department of Transportation (DOT), and arranged for DOT Deputy Borough Commissioner Claudette Workman to come to Avenue P last Friday and consider making some changes to make the road safer, according to
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Assemblymember Dov Hikind. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.Assemblymember Dov Hikind is not messing around [/hikind-asks-cuomo-stop-ocean-parkway-changes-comes-see-road/] in his attempt to stop the traffic changes to Ocean Parkway. He had a meeting yesterday with the NYS Department of Transportation (NYS DOT), an official from the city DOT (NYC DOT), a
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(Sample 2-way bike lane image via Transportation Alternatives petition [https://campaigns.transalt.org/petition/two-way-protected-bike-path-flatbush]) [Update 12/7: We spoke to the petition’s founder and added in her story throughout] Local Council Members take note: A petition for a 2-way protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue [https://campaigns.transalt.
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Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.It was a brisk morning on Sunday when a crowd of outraged Brooklynites rallied on the corner of Avenue J against the new prohibition of right turns at certain key intersections on Ocean Parkway. The “Save Ocean Parkway” protest was organized by State Assemblymember
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[L-R] Jeff Peel, project manager at the Department of Transportation and Adam Giambrone, Economic Development Corporation. (Photo by Amy Holiday / BKLYNER) Community members made their feelings known Thursday night over the prospect of theBrooklyn Queens Connecter [/brooklyn-queens-connector-streetcar-may-become-reality-under-mayors-2-5-billion-proposal-parkslopestoop/] (BQX), a proposed 16-mile light rail system that would run from Sunset Park
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Photo via NYC DOT.Major changes have started to come to fruition on Gerritsen Avenue, and a lot of residents are surprised. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Vision Zero plan for the Avenue was news to most folks when they saw their bus stop no longer there, and the
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Photo by Jenelle BuccheriTo fish or not to fish. That is the question. There’s no question about it in Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz’s eyes when it comes to the Ocean Avenue Footbridge, according to Kings County Politics. [http://www.kingscountypolitics.com/cymbrowitz-looks-ban-fishing-off-ocean-avenue-foot-bridge/] Cymbrowitz called for an outright ban on
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Stryker Court before the parking was removed. Photo screenshot from Google Maps. The Department of Transportation (DOT) [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] struck a chord with Stryker Court residents when they removed parking from one side of the Gravesend street. It happened three weeks ago
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Photo via Flickr/Sam ButlerParking is hard enough as it is in Brooklyn these days, and that’s when everyone obeys the rules of the road. When people don’t follow the laws, driving and parking become increasingly difficult. The good people of the Flatlands neighborhood are dealing with parking
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Photo by Bob De ThomasYou may have noticed the light brown gravel that was laid down on East 15 Street between Avenue Z and Sheepshead Bay Road as well as the Jerome Avenue slip from East 17 Street to Sheepshead Bay Road. This is the latest change to that area
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“No Sleep Till Brooklyn” – The Beastie Boys. (Courtesy: who_is_maclain / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJnyaLgARtL/?tagged=brooklyn])After a busy week, take the time to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent
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[Left – Right] Kim Maier, Executive Director, Old Stone House; Gilly Youner, co-President, Park Slope Civic Council; CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman; Daniel Wiley, Community Coordinator for Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez; John Frost, E.D. of Bikeshare Program, DOT; NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg; Council Member Brad Lander; Doug Gordon, Brooklyn Spoke;
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Details of DOT’s former plan for East 38th Street. Photo courtesy of DOT.The Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) hoped to make a section of East 38th Street between Avenue U and Avenue V in Marine Park similar to most
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Courtesy of DOTA New York City Department of Transportation comprehensive plan for the Flatbush Avenue/Atlantic Avenue area, presented at a public meeting Wednesday, included several proposals for changes around Times Plaza [/blog/politics/local-politicians-remind-dot-safety-design-must-co-exist-times-plaza/] , the triangle created by the intersections of Flatbush, Atlantic and Fourth Avenue. Noting that there
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Courtesy of DOTA New York City Department of Transportation comprehensive plan for the Flatbush Avenue/Atlantic Avenue area, presented at a public meeting Wednesday, included several proposals for changes around Times Plaza [/blog/politics/local-politicians-remind-dot-safety-design-must-co-exist-times-plaza/] , the triangle created by the intersections of Flatbush, Atlantic and Fourth Avenue. Noting that there