The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) launched a Neighborhood Slow Zone program this fall that reduces speed limits from 30 mph to 20 mph and adds safety measures, such as speed bumps, within a select area. The first and currently only existing Slow Zone in the city was created in the Claremont section of the Bronx in late November. Now several neighborhoods in Brooklyn are applying for their own Neighborhood Slow Zones, hoping to make their streets safer.
With less than a year to go before opening night, residents are worried about the traffic and parking problems that will come with the new arena.
A historical redesign of Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza is now complete, with upgrades simplifying traffic patterns. The upgrades will also enhance pedestrian, motorist and bike rider safety at the gateway to Prospect Park, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, [...]
Pedestrians and cyclists stand to benefit from a plan unveiled last week by the Bloomberg administration to rejigger the Grand Army Plaza. The seven-way intersection and rotary circle is a labryinth for motorists and a [...]
A new iPhone application eases the pain of finding a cab in Brooklyn. CabSense was created using the GPS data from 90 million cab rides to come up with a map that plots the most popular historical pickup and drop-off points. By Mary Plummer
A startup company is using text messages to alert Park Slope residents of available parking spots.
Monday, February 6, 2012
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