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We care deeply that cyclists have a network of safe routes to get around the city, and that includes keeping them free of overhanging branches!

SQUEEZED: Welcome to the Newly Unsafe Bedford Avenue 'Bike Lane' - Streetsblog New York City Bike riders are now endangered by parked cars and fast-moving traffic between Willoughby and Flushing avenues, as drivers revert to doing ... exactly what they had been doing.

Bedford Ave is an important route in Brooklyn, that was unfortunately trimmed by a few blocks under the previous mayor! Here's to hoping the full project grows back soon??
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TABK members were out yesterday trimming trees along the Bedford Ave protected bike lane! Citizen Pruners can legally help keep our trees in good shape :) The people care about this bike lane!! @nyc-dot.bsky.social @nycgovparks.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @chiosse.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov

Court Street rocks!!

We're really disappointed to hear that the bike lane network in Community District 14, including protected bike lanes on Cortelyou and Dorchester Roads, will not be installed this year as DOT originally presented. We're hearing they're targeting installation for next year.

Slide from NYC DOT presentation titled "Safety Benefits of Protected Bike Lanes": Street designs that include Protected Bike Lanes increase safety for all users. 15% decrease in all crashes with injuries 15% decrease in motor vehicle occupant crashes 21% decrease in pedestrian injuries Injuries to cyclists increase only 3%, despite a 61% bike volume increase Data from 25 separate protected bicycle lane projects installed from 2007-2014 with 3 years of after data. Includes portions of 1 Ave, 2 Ave, 8 Ave, 9 Ave, Broadway, Columbus Ave, Hudson St, Lafayette St / 4 Ave, Sands St, Allen/Pike St, Kent Ave, Prospect Park West, Flushing Ave, Bruckner Blvd & Longfellow Ave, Imlay St / Conover St, Paerdegat Ave. Only sections of projects that included protected bike lanes were analyzed. Source: NYPD AIS/TAMS Crash Database

Protected bike lanes are proven solutions that make streets safer for everyone: pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers.

Brooklyn Community Board 9 bike lane feedback session Affected streets: Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues, Winthrop and Fenimore Streets, and Rutland Road. Learn about DOT's proposed bike lane project in our community. Give your feedback on and help shape the project. November 12, 2025, 6pm to 7pm, 890 Nostrand Ave. Committee meeting to follow. For more information, email infobk09@cb.nyc.gov or call 718-778-9279

Come out tomorrow to support safer streets streets at tomorrow's CB9 meeting:

Another neighbor has been killed on dangerous Morgan Avenue Join us for a Candlelight Vigil and Community Speakout Friday, August 8th - 7pm Morgan Avenue between Metropolitan & Sharon

On Wednesday, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a box truck on Morgan Ave near Cooper Park.

Members of the community are gathering tonight for an emergency action in response to this tragedy - both to honor the life lost and to call on the city to take urgent steps to make Morgan Ave safe.

Me holding my brompton with a flat back tire in the middle of the narrow Brooklyn Bridge two-way bike path. There's no longer space for two way bike travel.

It's really hazardous how narrow the new Brooklyn Bridge bike lane is when you get a flat in the middle of the bridge like I just did, cc @nyc.streetsblog.org @tabk.bsky.social @bikenewyork.bsky.social

There's not space to walk the bike to somewhere safe to fix it alongside two-way bike travel.

Streetsblog made a great video explaining why there's a gap in the bike lane on Ashland Place! #crashland

We're gonna keep fighting until we get this fixed! You can show your support here: tiny.cc/closethegap

The Dave Colon Challenge: Brad Lander Has Fought The Battles - Streetsblog New York City The City Comptroller and would-be mayor becomes the first candidate to take Streetsblog's quadrennial challenge.

Happy to see @bradlander.bsky.social and @davecolon.bsky.social highlight #Crashland!

"Lander noted the chaos the Adams approach brought as he biked down Ashland Place ... where City Hall chose backroom lobbying from real estate interests over safety."

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The hearing for @cmjuliewon.bsky.social's Intro 1138 to make universal daylighting the law in NYC is one week away! I'm thrilled that my representative CM Hudson sponsors this bill — and I look forward to seeing her fight to get it across the finish line. NYC needs universal daylighting!

We're just a week away from @council.nyc.gov's hearing on Intro 1138 to make universal daylighting the law in NYC. Thank you council member @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social for sponsoring this bill — NYC needs universal daylighting!

TABK was out this weekend in support of closing the gap Ashland/Navy protected bike lane! We demand @nyc-dot.bsky.social finish the last block of this project on Ashland Pl between Lafayette and Flatbush this year. Please sign our petition here: tiny.cc/closethegap #crashland

A poster for Sustainable Sunday, April 27 2025, 10am - 2pm (Free!) - electronic waste recycling & paper shredding. Flatbush Food Co-op, 1415 Cortelyou Rd Brooklyn 11226. Accepting working and non-working: computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, cables, TVs (all sizes), VCR & DVD players, phones, audio/visual equipment, video games, & cell phones. PLUS - Learn about local sustainability & safety efforts with 350Brooklyn, Flatbush Streets for People, and South Midwood Pollinators!

Join us and other great community organizations for Sustainable Sunday at the Flatbush Food Co-op, April 27. Bring your e-waste and papers for shredding, and then chat with us about how street designs that are safe and effective for people to get around also sustain a healthy planet and environment!

'Crashland': As Demand Grows, DOT Still Won't Finish Bike Lane on Dangerous Brooklyn Road - Streetsblog New York City The southernmost block of Brooklyn's Ashland Place remains harrowing and chaotic for cyclists thanks to Mayor Eric Adams.

"It’s like the hardest fought block in Brooklyn. A bike network is only as strong as its weakest link."

'Crashland': As Demand Grows, DOT Still Won't Finish Bike Lane on Dangerous Brooklyn Road - Streetsblog New York City The southernmost block of Brooklyn's Ashland Place remains harrowing and chaotic for cyclists thanks to Mayor Eric Adams.

@nyc.streetsblog.org wrote up the situation on Ashland, where the city is still failing to complete the Ashland Pl protected bike lane, despite strong unanimous support from local electeds and the community board: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/03/c...

Sign our petition here: tiny.cc/closethegap

City Won't Commit to Safer Walking and Biking on Atlantic Avenue Despite Upcoming Rezoning - Streetsblog New York City Council Members Chi Ossé and Crystal Hudson say a traffic safety redesign is a precondition for their support for rezoning Atlantic Avenue.

@nyc-dot.bsky.social must commit to true streetscape improvements on Atlantic Ave as @chiosse.bsky.social and CM Hudson insisted at this week's Council hearing! @sophlebo.bsky.social continues her great coverage of AAMUP in @nyc.streetsblog.org: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/03/28/c...

We will continue to push for this project to be completed, people in downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene deserve this and we hope the @nyc-dot.bsky.social will complete the full project! Please watch for how you can support in coming weeks, and sign our petition: tiny.cc/closethegap

The 2022 design also included significant safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists on Hanson Place, between the Atlantic Center and the One Hanson Place. They proposed increasing pedestrian space, which today is usually occupied by double parking and lots of traffic:

This is a busy intersection where people usually outnumber cars! Happy to see them voice support for a safer, more vibrant Downtown Brooklyn, and closing a critical gap in the connection from the 4th ave protected bike lane to the new protected lanes on Ashland and Navy.

This vote builds on the support of the project, with other electeds like @agounardes.bsky.social, @phara4assembly.bsky.social @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social, @jumaane.bsky.social, @lrestler.bsky.social @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social, and @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social signing on to our letter a few weeks ago.

Text from Brooklyn Community Board 2 recommendation: Recommendation to the Dept of Transportation and Council Member Hudson to complete the final block of the Ashland Place bike lane. The Committee previously reviewed the DOT’s 2022 plans for the bike lane on Ashland Place, as well as the 2023 revision. We believe the 2022 plan should be revisited in order to improve bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular safety at the SE corner of Ashland and Lafayette and the block between Lafayette > Hanson Place which connects across Flatbush and Atlantic to 4th Avenue.

On Wednesday, the full @bkcb02 voted to recommend @nyc-dot.bsky.social and @CMCrystalHudson complete the 2-way protected bike lane on Ashland Pl! There is broad community support for this project, and we are happy cb2 took a strong stance urging the city to close the gap!

"Open Streets are critical components of our city's public realm and streetscape, offering vital community programs and gathering space,"

@council.nyc.gov and Mayor Adams need to fund Open Streets!

​Windsor Terrace! Please join us and Council Member Shahana Hanif @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social for a Windsor Terrace Safe Streets workshop!

Mon, April 7​, 6:30 to 8 pm​, 500 19th St. cafeteria (use MS442 main entrance), Qs: Brooklyn@transalt.org, ​RSVP: bit.ly/wtsafestreets​

Windsor Terrace Community Workshop for Safe Streets Share your ideas to improve walking and biking for everyone! Monday, April 7 6:30 to 8 pm 500 19th St between Propsect Park West and 10th Avenue MS442 Main Entrance to Cafeteria RSVP: bit.ly/wtsafestreets Plus kid-friendly activities! Questions: brooklyn@transalt.org Co-sponsored by Council Member Shahana Hanif (District 39) and Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Activist Committee People walking with dogs and small children and people bicycling are featured on the flyer. This community event is not sponsored or endorsed by the NYC Department of Education of the City of New York.

Join TABK and @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social for a Windsor Terrace Community Workshop for Safe Streets on Monday, April 7 at 6:30 pm!

We're looking forward to hearing YOUR ideas to improve walking and biking for everyone in Windsor Terrace!

RSVP here: bit.ly/wtsafestreets

Close the Gap on Ashland Place - Transportation Alternatives The City must complete the protected bike lane and pedestrian safety improvements promised on Ashland Place. We need connectivity, walkability, and sustainability in Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene.

You can show your support here on our petition! act.transalt.org/a/connect-pr... We will continue fighting for this project, and hope that @nyc-dot.bsky.social is able to move forward this spring! Keep an eye out how you can get involved to show your support in the upcoming weeks!

People who live, work, and visit Downtown Brooklyn deserve a welcoming and safe experience. This project sits at the heart of many of our local institutions & important transit corridor, and the project would bring significant benefits to the immediate block as well as the surrounding area.

We are thankful for their support - this project is an important link in the Brooklyn protected bike lane network, helping connect the bridges and downtown Brooklyn with the 4th ave lane which goes all the way down to Bay Ridge.