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Tour de Brooklyn 2007

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on June 4, 2007 | 8,418 Plays

The third annual Tour de Brooklyn 2007 attracted over 2,000 riders including new, New York City DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.

Future Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on May 5, 2007 | 4,059 Plays

In the next few years, much of a 15-mile, Hudson River-style greenway will finally become reality along Brooklyn's shores, thanks largely to Brooklyn Greenway Initiative.

Tour de Brooklyn 2006

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on May 1, 2007 | 3,639 Plays

Highlights from the 2006 Transportation Alternatives' Tour de Brooklyn.

Little Legs for Green Streets

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on April 23, 2007 | 2,792 Plays

Students at P.S. 321 in Park Slope participated in an Earth Day walkathon to raise money for three non-profit green groups, including Transportation Alternatives.

Cyclist of the Month: Pete Wagner

by Nick Grossman on April 18, 2007 | 2,822 Plays

Pete Wagner a furniture maker from Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn gave up his car, bought a bike trailer and uses it to shuttle tools and

Another 3rd Avenue Fatality

by Nick Whitaker on March 30, 2007 | 1,620 Plays

In this clip, Aaron Naparstek of Streetsblog, standing at the intersection of Third Avenue and Baltic Street in Brooklyn where four year old James Nyprie Rice was killed in a crosswalk while walking with his aunt talks candidly about long delayed safety improvements for the area.

Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza

by Sean on March 28, 2007 | 3,776 Plays

The Project for Public Spaces recently led a Brooklyn Placemaking workshop in which fifty members of the community met to brainstorm ideas of how to make Grand Army Plaza safer, more accessible, greener, and people-oriented.

Red Hook Lane: Illegal Parking Lot to History

by Sean on March 26, 2007 | 1,948 Plays

Cars parked illegally on Red Hook Lane in Brooklyn and its history.

Park Slope: One Way Is The Wrong Way

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on March 13, 2007 | 8,248 Plays

Most advocates believe that two-way streets function better for pedestrians, cyclists, commerce, and livable streets. In Park Slope, Brooklyn the NYC DOT is headed the wrong direction.

Atlantic Avenue

by Nick Grossman on November 28, 2006 | 1,312 Plays

Residents, business-people and community leaders speak out against the speeding and congestions problems on Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue that have resulted in a number of recent accident-related fatalities.