There’s a new online petition to help push an idea to connect the G Train, which stops in Fort Greene near BAM to trains that stop at Atlantic Avenue. The MTA is promising to study whether such a connection between G and the lines at the Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street subway stations would work, but construction […]

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Someone gone through a lot of trouble to keep this thing, on Greenpoint Avenue between West and Franklin, together. For that we give them an A for effort. It goes without saying that this series of images comes from our Greenpoint correspondent.

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It’s hard to say whether the B61 bus or the G Train generate more discontent, except that we think the G generally gets more space on blogs and in print. Yet, the B61–which runs from Red Hook to Long Island City, via Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg–does manage to drive the people that depend on it […]

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A GL reader writes: “Last night I came across a simple 8×10 sheet of paper taped to the wall of the Bergen Street subway station with plans listed for asbestos abatement. From what I can remember, the project is slated to begin on 2/23/08, and continue until 12/31/08. That’s a lot of asbestos!”–GL Inbox

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The scourge of the BQE, the Kosciuszko Bridge, may not be replaced after all. “The long-awaited project to replace the deteriorating and traffic-choked Kosciuszko Bridge has hit a roadblock because a state agency believes the aging span could be worth saving. The state Historic Preservation Office has refused to approve final designs that call for […]

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In another sign that upscale retailing is creeping south in Park Slope, the Department of Transportation is adding parking meters on Seventh Avenue from 11th Street through 15th Streets. A poster on Brooklynian quotes some information about it from Community Board Six: The Department of Transportation is under no legal obligation to notify affected property […]

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The idea of residential parking permits in Brooklyn, which have been discussed from time to time, have gotten a further boost from the congestion pricing debate. There’s a forum coming up that is being sponsored by Council Member Letitia and David Yassky. Here’s an email we got about it: What do residential parking permits mean […]

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The corner of Metropolitan and Union Avenues in Williamsburg may be the borough’s ultimate Subway Not Working Shuttle Bus Hell. It’s been the scene of many L Train offloading/shuttle bus marathons. For the past two weekends, the G Train hasn’t been running on a significant part of its route.

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Here’s the good news: There will be 50% more G Train service on weekday evenings and 20% more in the afternoon. Now, the bad news: Off-peak service is being eliminated to 13 stations as the G will end at Court Square, which means extra transfers for people going to Queens. Say, buh-bye Forest Hills.–NYDN

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Call it irony. The first of the two new traffic lights installed on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg became operational this week. So, yesterday, we happened upon the immediate aftermath of an accident, a block away at Bedford and N. 11th, which doesn’t have a light. And so it goes.

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Anyone that wants to learn more about the American Institute of Architects proposal to tear down the Gowanus Expressway and replace it with a suspension structure closer to the water might be interested in checking out a presentation at Community Board 10 this week. The AIA will be sharing its idea with the CB10 Traffic […]

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On Thursday night, Community Board 7 and the Windsore Terrace Alliance hosted a “Public Speak Out” on traffic and transportation issues at the Grand Prospect Hall. More than 100 people attended, including residents, officers from the 72nd Precinct, members of community groups and members of Community Board 7. A number of local officials also attended […]

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Anyone interested in “calming” traffic on Prospect Park West or Eighth Avenue in Park Slope will definitely be interested in a meeting of the Community Board 6 Transportation Committee taking place next week with representatives from the Department of Transportation. It will happen on Thursday (1/17) at 6:30PM at the Prospect Park Residence, which is […]

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An amusing image of the depressed portion of the BQE running through Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill as reimagined by thisoldhaus.

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We often see cars stopped in the bike lane on Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, but yesterday we found three vans from a local church parked in the famous lime green bike lanes (which have, thankfully, faded a bit with time and the weather). They were not double-parked or stopped. They were very parked near […]

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If you chain a bike to the Seventh Avenue F Station in Park Slope, new signs make it easier to find if the lock is cut and it’s taken away. Well, that would be a positive spin. The GL reader that sent the photo above, had a less charitable reading: the Transit Authority has put […]

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There’s going to be a Transportation Forum at the Grand Prospect Hall on Prospect Avenue next week that will cover transportation and traffic issues including the effect of congestion pricing on Windsor Terrace. The meeting will take place on January 10 from 6:30PM-8:30PM. Here’s the email we got about it: Community Board #7 and the […]

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The suspension of East River service by New York Water Taxi is not sitting well with others. There’s a meeting this morning at Schaeffer Landing in Williamsburg to talk about getting some service restored before May 1, 2008.–Brooklyn 111211

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Late last week, the crew from Streetfilms stationed themselves at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, where the traffic was awful and talked to drivers. The results are interesting. You can read more about it here, here and here.

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[Photo courtesy of threecee/flickr] This is the site of the former B65 bus stop on Dean Street near Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights, where water and sewer work has been going on. It only took a few days to let befuddled passengers know they were waiting for a bus that would never come at the […]

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Some modest improvements in L Train service start today. Rush hour trains are running three-and-a-half minutes apart instead of four minutes. Two trains are also being added to the “shoulder hour,” between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. “On weekdays, L service will run six minutes apart, instead of eight, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and […]

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Among the Brooklyn subway stations getting an overhaul soon, are a number along the Q & B Lines, starting with the Neck Road and Avenue U stops. The image above is of the Neck Road Station before and after the reconstruction. Services at the stops will be disrupted for several years. Second Avenue Sagas looks […]

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Kevin Walsh and Forgotten NY have an extensive new page about the Myrtle Avenue El. It has to be one of our absolute favorite Forgotten NY entries in a long while. The new “Last Days of the Myrtle Avenue El” post is s full of info about and photos of the long gone line. Mr. […]

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The Rider Report Card on the F Train came out without much fanfare or attention. Mostly, the line gets mediocre marks from riders: a fairly consistent bunch of C’s and D’s with not a single A in sight. The good news is the F didn’t get any F’s.–2nd Ave Sagas

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There’s a lot of traffic around Flatbush and Nostrand, so what will it “look like if congestion pricing becomes the law in Manhattan?” Readers have a lot of opinions and have left many comments.–Brooklyn Junction

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