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“The leading cause of pedestrian injuries are left turning vehicles” NYPD flashing sign on Ocean Parkway south of Avenue X. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)In light of the recent traffic fatalities in southern Brooklyn [/second-fatal-collision-sheepshead-bay-week-marking-third-death-dangerous-intersection/] , we met with Captain Hagestad at the 61st Precinct to discuss how cops are
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Morning Brooklyn traffic on 65th Street and 7th Avenue. (Courtesy: Carlo Scissura / Twitter)New plans to combat morning rush hour in Dyker Heights leading into Sunset Park resulted in the NYPD’s deployment of two traffic agents to ensure traffic flow near a major supermarket, a Brooklyn council member announced
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Brooklyn traffic on 65th Street and 7th Avenue. (Courtesy: Carlo Scissura / Twitter)Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Carlo Scissura tweeted his concerns Wednesday morning about blocked traffic caused by loading trucks near a Sunset Park supermarket and wants to see more police presence to stop illegal parking. Scissura told the
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A traffic cone and letter “M” marks the spot where a MuniMeter will go on 7th Avenue in Sunset Park. (Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice)Muni-Meters [http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/2184/parking-meters]are coming to portions of Seventh Avenue, although we don’t yet know exactly
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(courtesy NYC Department of Transit [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/content/project-proposal])The DOT has pulled out all the stops in promoting its new plan to create a protected bike lane on Clinton Avenue. The transportation agency is doing it differently this time. The proposal [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/clinton-ave] — which would turn
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(Photo by Mitchell Trinka)If you’re planning to drive through Downtown Brooklyn this Thursday or Friday, be aware of the planned street paving/milling overnight. Community Board 2 is warning residents that the Department of Transportation’s street-updating plans are aimed for: Court Street and Cadman Plaza West, between
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Image via NYCDOTThe NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/current-projects.shtml#plaza-program] (DOT) revealed its preliminary design proposal for the extension and landscaping of Times Plaza to the public at the Brooklyn YWCA last week [/blog/2016/01/26/public-workshop-for-future-development-of-historic-times-plaza-to-be-held-wednesday-january-27/] , asking for community input,
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Image via NYCDOTThe city Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/current-projects.shtml#plaza-program] (DOT) revealed its preliminary design proposal for the extension and landscaping of Times Plaza to the public at the Brooklyn YWCA last week [/blog/2016/01/26/public-workshop-for-future-development-of-historic-times-plaza-to-be-held-wednesday-january-27/] , asking for community input,
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Image via NYCDOT.Transportation-related projects show no sign of slowing down in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, as the above map from the city Department of Transportation (DOT) shows no fewer than nine projects planned here for 2016 and beyond. They range from creating left turn lanes and shortening crosswalks
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Image via NYCDOT.Sidewalk extensions at several points along Fulton Street, between South Portland Avenue and Grand Avenue, are in the pipeline, say representatives of the city Department of Transportation. The reason? In response to calls for improved street safety and pedestrian safety in the area, particularly in the wake
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Image via NYCDOT.We are one step closer to getting a buffered bike lane along Lafayette Avenue between Fulton Street and Classon Avenue. The proposed five-foot wide lane [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/lafayette-buffered-bike-lane-cb2-jan2016.pdf] received a unanimous recommendation of support from our local Community Board 2’
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Image via Kristen Miller [https://twitter.com/KristenTransAlt].Good news for bicyclists and safe streets advocates: the city Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] is proposing to create a protected bike lane along Lafayette Avenue between Fulton Street and Classon Avenue — right across