The “Report Card” for the G Train will launch a dozen snarky headlines and blog posts? How could it not if, as expected, the most maligned train in the entire subway system gets a bunch of F’s?–NYT

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Anyone in Brooklyn (or elsewhere in New York City) that has a bike and an opinion on parking it, might want to go over to the Bike Parking Website and take its survey. The explanation: We are two Hunter College graduate students working with the NYC Department of City Planning Transportation Division to improve our […]

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Anyone with strong feelings about parking in Park Slope or Prospect Heights might want to check out the PlaNYC Workshop On Neighborhood Parking that will be happening on Tuesday (11/27). The topics that will be covered include “community concerns about the possible impact of congestion pricing on neighborhood parking,” “parking conditions in your neighborhood” and […]

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There have been many issues with increased traffic and pedestrian safety in Red Hook in the last couple of years. So, while we don’t frequently report traffic accidents and the like, but the following story passed along to us by a GL reader gets at a broader point about what is going on in the […]

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This is not the first time we’ve come across a bike displayed in Williamsburg in protest of confiscations by the NYPD or by the Transit Authority in the periodic, ongoing skirmishes between bicyclists and public agencies. This bike is attached to the entrance of the Bedford Avenue L station at N. 7th Street and Bedford.

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Psst. Want to buy a bike? Then, it would behoove one to check out the new-ish bike parking racks installed by the city at N. 7th and Bedford. Often in life, things find unintended uses once they are built or installed. Such is the case with the bike racks that were created by removing some […]

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Joy: Muni-Meters that take credit cards are slowly coming to Brooklyn. There was a major installation of them in Bensonhurst last week, along the 86th Street shopping street between Bay 14gth Street and 21st Avenue. The Daily News reports 58 muni-meters that take credit cards took the place of 330 traditional meters. Also, there are […]

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Since Monday, Workers have been handing out F Train report cards to riders who want to fill them out. They’re also available online. (No, they don’t ask for one’s opinion about closing the Smith-9th Street Station for a year or about an F Train express.) If you want to fill one out, you can click […]

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An F Express? Forget about it. The MTA dropped a bomb yesterday, announcing that the Smith-9th Street Station will be closed for up to 12 months while repair work is done on the Culver Viaduct over the Gowanus Canal. Metro reports: NYC Transit could give no specific dates for the closures because the contract has […]

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This is the Ghost Bicycle set up in honor of 26-year-old Craig Murphey at the intersection of Union Avenue and Ten Eyck Street where he died. If the slideshow below (click on the right to advance) annoys you, you can go directly to our flickr set here. You can find a full photoset of the […]

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As you may know, two bicyclists in Brooklyn were killed in accidents within hours of each other this week. While the news media has provided basic details, Streets Blog posted the best account of the tragedy’s meaning and its impact on the many people in the community that knew the cyclists that were killed. We […]

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Both the 7 and L Trains are going to be getting improvements in service before the end of the year. The 7 will see an overall 9 percent increase in service with more trains. As for the intensely overcrowded L Train, the frequency of service will increase to a train every 3.5 minutes rather than […]

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Will the pedestrian safety enhancements to Grand Army Plaza make life there potentially longer than is currently the case? Given how quickly the work is being done, everyone will find out sooner rather than later. The Department of Transportation’s plans–which are the result of hard work by the Grand Army Plaza Coalition–will include 11,000 square […]

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This vid comes from the blog BQE Watch. It shows a stop sign at the Congress Street entrance to the BQE that is apparently invisible. It is funny in a danger to life and limb kind of way. The blogger writes, “This video shows a number of drivers who simply ignore this sign. It is […]

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There are a couple of transportation-related Community Board sessions in Brooklyn tonight. One is a Community Board 6 Transportation Committee Meeting that is taking place in Park Slope. That session will take place at 6:30PM at Middle School 51, which is located at 350 Fifth Avenue. There will be a presentation by representatives from the […]

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If you have a car and you live in a Brooklyn neighborhood where each side of the street is cleaned twice a week rather than once a week, here is news that could make you smile: the city is going to cut street cleaning in Community Board Six. The news is in today’s Daily News. […]

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For those of you that use the Manhattan Bridge to get in or out of Brooklyn sometimes, there’s new from the Department of Transportation that the long closure of the Lower Roadway is almost at an end. Well, it will be at an end on October 1: The lower roadway of the Manhattan Bridge will […]

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[Photo courtesy of Streets Blog] The poignant pedestrian safety mural on Third Avenue was dedicated this past week and Streets Blog offered up full coverage, including a number of photos. Most notable is the following news: DOT sent a high-level emissary to let the community know that their message had been received. Senior Policy Advisor […]

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If you’re a Brooklynite who uses Prospect Park, you probably already know that today is the first day of additional car-free hours, meaning that cars will no longer be allowed on the East Drive from 5PM-7PM. To celebrate, Transportation Alternatives and other local advocates are offering an “after-work snack as they reach out to park-goers […]

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There’s a fundraiser this evening for the Transportation Alternatives and Groundswell Mural Project, which are sponsoring a traffic awareness mural project along Third Avenue. It takes place from 6PM-8PM. There’s a mural preview at the corner of 3rd Ave & Butler St at 6PM and refreshments at 7PM at Sheep Station, which is located at […]

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From nyc.gov comes news that the north bikeway of the Manhattan Bridge will reopen on Monday, August 6. The north bikeway has been closed since last October because of “various construction tasks in association with the rehabilitation of the lower roadway of the bridge as well as to ensure and maintain public safety during the […]

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Remember that “crowdsourcing” experiment that the Brian Lehrer Show was doing, recruiting people to count the number of SUVs on their block? Well, the results are in. There were more than 450 submissions. On average, SUVs made up nearly 1/3 of the vehicles parked on an average block. Interestingly, Brooklyn blocks had slightly less SUVs […]

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The announcement that car-free hours in Central Park are being expanded has led some Brooklyn groups to say that Prospect Park is being left out. Park Slope Neighbors sent out a press release yesterday saying that “City Hall overlooked several clear and easy options to make Prospect Park safer, healthier and more enjoyable for Brooklynites.” […]

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Did you know you can request placement of a bike rack in front of a neighborhood business by filling out an online form at the Department of Transportation website? We’re sure that Streets Blog knows, but GL didn’t until a reader left a comment to that effect in our item about the immense popularity of […]

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A traffic safety mural that grew out of concerns about children being struck by cars on Third and Fourth Avenues will be painted next month on Third Avenue and there’s a community meeting to preview and discuss the design on Thursday night (7/19). The project is a collaboration between Transportation Alternatives and Groundswell, the community […]

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