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A Step Toward Slow Zones

After a spirited discussion of the pros and cons of the initiative — at our Jan. 21 community meeting and Feb. 2 Trustees Meeting — the Civic Council’s trustees voted in favor of an application for slow zones that would encompass Park Slope.

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A Grand (Army) Celebration

The many improvements recently completed at Grand Army Plaza have reshaped this great public space, and are worthy of a great celebration. Read about that special ceremony and “ribbon cutting” that marked a milestone in the plaza’s transformation.

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Improving Our Public Spaces

In March 2006, the Park Slope Civic Council devoted its annual community forum to issues of traffic and transportation. More than 200 audience members gathered in the Old First Reformed Church’s sanctuary to listen to panelists discuss traffic calming and placemaking, residential parking permits and Atlantic Yards, and more.

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