Those new bike racks at the Bedford Avenue L Station in Williamsburg? If only every investment the city made proved this productive and popular. Less than a week old, they’re already filled to capacity with not an extra spot to be found. More to come, we hope.

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[Photo courtesy of Steve Kalka/nyrre.org] The Brooklyn City Streetcar Company, which is pushing trolleys as a transportation solution in a number of Brooklyn neighborhoods, is talking up its idea of a trolley line in Coney Island. The Bay News reports on the idea, which would seem to make a lot of sense if both the […]

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The streets outside the Lorimer Street L Train stop yesterday were not a particularly happy spot. Nor for that matter was the station itself as hundreds of people got off trains that were terminating at the station so they could take shuttle buses along the L route to Broadway Junction (where they could catch the […]

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This is a nice vid about the new bike racks in Williamsburg that were created by removing some parking spaces. It’s from the good people at Street Films.

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It’s been quite the week for bikes. Progress has been swift on the Ninth Street Bike Lane in Park Slope. The new bike parking at the Bedford L stop in Williamsburg (NYC’s first loss of parking spaces for the benefit of bikes) is finished. And, we have a chartreuse bike lane on Henry Street, which […]

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From Street Films, via a post on Streets Blog, comes this short video on some of the improvements to the streetscape and to transportation that we’ve been seeing lately. Check out the 9th Street Bike Lanes, Pearl Street Plaza in Dumbo, the new bike parking on Bedford Avenue and more.

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Remember that Ninth Street traffic calming project, including new bike lanes for Ninth Street in Park Slope? The Department of Transportation said it was going to go ahead with the project in July and, lo and behold, the work has started. The photo above shows the beginning of the bike lanes that will run down […]

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Looking at the new bus shelters going up quickly all over the city, you knew that some of them would be magnets for vandalism. Well, GerritsenBeach.net offers up the pic above on flickr and blog entries showing what’s happened to at least one of them. First, it was tagged up. Then, the glass was busted […]

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Why not post a video on July 4 about the February 2006 snowstorm that reflects on the way a good snow quiets things down? This is from Street Films. Enjoy.

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We noted this at the recent Community Board 6 meeting in Park Slope, then promptly forgot until our e-missive arrived from nyc.gov. It’s of interest if you drive over the Hamilton Avenue Bridge over the Gowanus or take a car service that way or whatever. Here it is: Lane Closures on the Hamilton Avenue Bridge […]

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This morning, Street Films offers up a riveting video of cars illegally Prospect Park during car-free hours at the Third Street and Prospect Park West entrance, which remains open past the official closing hour. The exact count is 45 from 7:0o PM through 7:15 PM. A bicyclist partially closes the gate, and cars continue to […]

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N. 8th Street, Williamsburg

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In the end, after nearly two months of wrangling and angry debate, the plan to install bike lanes and other traffic calming measures on Ninth Street in Park Slope was narrowly endorsed by Community Board 6 last night. The vote was 17-14 with two abstentions. In April, CB6 had referred a motion endorsing the plan […]

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We came across this on the Coney Island Message Board and are posting it because we sure as hell didn’t know this, as per the person that posts as newbeacher: As most people know, there’s a reason for the boards in the boardwalk being laid out in two directions: vertical and diagonal. The reason that […]

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No bikes over here. Put them over there, instead. Understood?

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That bit of sidewalk at Bedford Avenue and N. 7th Street in Williamsburg is going in fast. It’s noteworthy because, according to Streets Blog, it’s the first time in New York City that parking for cars has been cut to make room for parking for bikes. The project was in the making for three years, […]

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The Park Slope Civic Council voted unanimously last night to endorse Mayor Bloomberg’s groundbreaking–and controversial–congestion pricing plan. The civic group added its voice of support on the same day that the plan to charge a fee for driving into the most congested parts of Manhattan during peak weekday hours was endorsed by Gov. Eliot Spitzer […]

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While there are many streets in New York City that are unfriendly to pedestrians, Third and Fourth Avenues in Brooklyn are at the top of the list. Recent accidents in which pedestrians have been injured and children have been run down and killed have shined a light on the problems. The meeting will take place […]

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The Third Annual Tour de Brooklyn happened yesterday and attracted more than 2,00 cyclists, including the new Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation. Photoblogger Adrian Kinloch, AKA Brit in Brooklyn, posted an excellent slideshow of the ride on his blog and notes that even the Bensonhurst resident that shouted “F**k you, I […]

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Are you ready for the third annual Transportation Alternatives Tour de Brooklyn? The bike tour of Brooklyn neighborhoods, parks and the waterfront takes place on Sunday, June 3 and starts and finishes at Grand Army Plaza. It’s an 8AM start and the event takes place rain or shine. You need to register online, which you […]

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There’s good news and bad news about the L Train from the MTA. The good news is that, eventually, there will be more trains and your life will become slightly less unpleasant. The bad news is that there won’t be any relief until 2010. At which point, thousands of additional residents along the L corridor […]

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Community Board 6’s Transportation Committee voted unanimously on Thursday night to support the Department of Transportation’s plan to install bike lanes and pursue other traffic calming measures on Ninth Street in Park Slope. It had previously voted to support the plan, but the issue was sent back to the committee for further discussion. Dalila Hall […]

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There is another important community meeting tonight about the surprisingly contentious plan to put bike lanes and other traffic calming measures on Ninth Street in Park Slope. You might remember that the Department of Transportation has a plan to redo Ninth Street with bike lanes in both directions and by installing turning lanes for cars. […]

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The fact that much of the property for the proposed Brooklyn Greenway has been acquired is a small miracle in and of itself, given the number of owners, agencies and entities involved. The good people at Streets Blog and Streets Films took a tour of the proposed route this weekend and have produced a vid. […]

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Look for up to 18 new bike racks to be coming to Park Slope, mainly on Seventh Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Union Street and 9th Street. The new racks will be the product of footwork done by the Park Slope Civic Council, which has worked to identify local businesses that will accept bike racks in front […]

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