It’s a new beginning for Civic News, the Park Slope Civic Council’s venerable newsletter. Read about the changes and some interesting articles below, or click on the cover at right to download the issue.
Welcome to the New Civic News!
The printed issue of Civic News you’re now reading marks yet another phase in the evolution of this longtime publication.
Your Business, Here in Park Slope
Every person behind those store windows and computer screens is working hard to be a success. But what’s the best way to reach that goal? This year, the Park Slope Civic Council’s annual community forum hopes to help answer that question.
Southern History
Last November, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to move ahead on plans to include some 600 South Slope buildings in a larger Park Slope Historic District. The LPC is now documenting those historic structures as part of its designation process.
Pushing for Northern Expansion
Last October, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to move ahead on expanding the Park Slope Historic District into the South Slope, an effort spearheaded by the Civic Council’s Historic District Committee. Building on that successful start, the committee’s work is now entering its next phase — in the North Slope.
Council Calls for Rezoning and Participating on Fourth Avenue
Expanding on recent efforts to help shape a stronger future for Fourth Avenue, the Civic Council has called on the city’s Department of City Planning to revise the current zoning along the thoroughfare to better serve the community.
Livable Streets: Speed Cameras, Car Services, Sweeping Kits
The Civic Council’s Livable Streets Committee focuses on enriching our community’s urban environment and street life. Our agenda is a broad one, and the topics we covered at our Feb. 3 meeting showed that range.
from the Winter 2011 Civic News