Updated Feb. 9, 2013: The panel to discuss the BK Gateway Transportation Vision Plan scheduled for today has been postponed due to the weather.
UPDATE: Panel Discussion on BK Gateway Vision Plan Postponed Read More »
A group of elected officials, civic groups, and advocates are bringing attention to the matter with the release of BK Gateway Transportation Vision, a report that highlights those challenges and the need for a comprehensive transportation/land use plan for the area.
A Vision for Brooklyn’s Transportation Future Read More »
How are the city and the community to balance the many demands for scarce street space?
Wanted: Better Transit, Sensible Transportation, and Safe Streets Read More »
If you walk, run, bike, or even drive in Prospect Park, you’ll notice some changes over the next few weeks to the configuration on Park Drive, thanks to a task force set up to improve safety for all users of this precious green space.
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.
A Step Toward Slow Zones Read More »
The proposal for a neighborhood slow zone in Park Slope inspired a healthy debate at the Civic Council’s February Board Meeting, and took up a significant part of the evening’s agenda.
A Debate on Whether ’20 Is Plenty’ for Park Slope Read More »
We’ve posted some key documents from our Jan. 21 meeting, including the responses to the survey taken of the attendees and the presentation on an existing New York City slow zone.
Learn More about Traveling at 20 mph in Park Slope Read More »
In the midst of the year’s first winter storm, residents of Park Slope and nearby communities got together not to complain about falling snow, but to explore how to take it slow.
Taking It Slow at Community Meeting Read More »
At a press conference held in the waning days of last year, Mayor Bloomberg came to Grand Army Plaza to proclaim 2011 “the city’s safest traffic year in the more than 100 years since records were kept.”
A City Record for Safety Read More »
The Civic Council offered testimony for residential permit parking at a City Council hearing on the subject. “We are sure that the benefits of reduced congestion and increased safety for all users of local streets will be immediate and substantial.”
One Step Closer to Permit Parking? Read More »