Building Our Livable Streets
What is the essence of Park Slope? The answer might be found on our very livable streets.
Building Our Livable Streets Read More »
What is the essence of Park Slope? The answer might be found on our very livable streets.
Building Our Livable Streets Read More »
Earlier this month, three Community Board 6 committees unanimously approved changes to last year’s Prospect Park West traffic reconfiguration that will help make the already successful project even safer for pedestrians, motorists, and cyclists.
Yet Another Article about the Prospect Park West Bike Lane Read More »
It’s been a busy few weeks for many Civic Council committees, from a longstanding group that’s working to preserve Park Slope’s historical essence to a new initiative focusing on Fourth Avenue.
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.
Livable Streets: Speed Cameras, Car Services, Sweeping Kits Read More »
On Jan. 20, representatives from the city’s Department of Transportation delivered their report on last year’s reconfiguration of Prospect Park West to a very interested audience at the Old First Reformed Church. Their message was a simple one: It works.
Safety in Numbers for Prospect Park West Read More »
Representatives from New York City Transit met with the Civic Council at the January Trustees Meeting to discuss local projects that will have a big impact in our community: the Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation Project and the renovation of the Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street station.
Transit Updates: Renovations, Reroutings, and Reopenings Read More »
Livable Streets: Calmer Streets, Safer Driving and Biking; Sustainability: Fracking, Mulching, and More
Committee Updates, January 2011 Read More »
Evoking the tranquility of a Japanese rock garden — albeit at a much larger scale — the Stone Garden concept by Jordan Yamada and Peter Zaharatos was recently named the winner of the Park Slope Civic Council’s Prospect Park Gateway Design Competition.
Third Street Entrance Could Be a Zen Experience Read More »
The Livable Streets Committee has recently been focused on traffic-calming measures; launched earlier this year, the Park Slope Civic Council’s Sustainability Committee advocates for responsible use and conservation of natural resources in our community.
Committee Updates, December 2010 Read More »
Hundreds gather to support the new Prospect Park West; DOT later announces safety measures for city streets
Rally ‘Round the Lane Read More »