PARKing Day Redux in Park Slope! (2007)
Advocates take over a few parking spaces and enjoy the day in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
52 Posts Tagged as: Brooklyn
Minding the GAP (Grand Army Plaza)
DOT press conference for GAPCO ped/bike improvements.
Paint a Parking Lot, Put Up a Paradise
In the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, a triangle that once was home to two dozen car parking spots now is a green pedestrian plaza. If that ain't cool, we don't know what is.
One Night of Fire
Thousands of people walked over the Brooklyn Bridge and invaded the subway system to go out to Coney Island and watch a fantastic display of fire performers.
Brooklyn Critical Mass: Feel the Love
In Brooklyn there is a monthly Critical Mass that has had no arrests or tickets issued for three years!
Trading Car Parking for Bike Racks
In a historic move, the New York City Department of Transportation has replaced three car parking spaces in Williamsburg with on-street bike racks to accomodate about 30 bicycles.
Take a Virtual Tour of NYC’s First Chartreuse Bike Lane
It's a lime green bike lane...and we love it.
Street Lessons from a Blizzard
Back in Feb 2006, as the largest ever recorded NYC snowfall (26.9") was winding down, I ran outside with a camera to try to capture some traffic calming, transportation and livable streets lessons.
Count Cars Breaking the Law in Prospect Park!
When Doug Gordon visits Prospect Park he always sees vehicles entering illegally after it is closed to cars at 7 pm. It made him mad, so he got out his video camera.
Cyclist of the Month: Petra Kirstein
Meet Petra Kirstein a life-long bike commuter who rides each day from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn to the Random House building at Columbus Circle in Manhattan including a stop at her son Magnus' daycare.
Copyright Notice
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.