Manhattan Bridge

Plea to CB2: Improve Access to Bridge Plaza

Author: 
Jonna Robins
Media Outlet: 
New York Times Blog
Date: 
December 17, 2009

The Brooklyn Community Board 2 Transportation and Public Safety Committee met Tuesday night at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights.

Submitted by volunteer on December 22, 2009 - 15:56. categories [ ]

Chinatown Residents Call on City to Fix Manhattan Bridge "Death Trap"

Author: 
Suzanne Ma
Author Title: 
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
Media Outlet: 
DNAinfo
Date: 
November 30, 2009
Image: 
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CHINATOWN -- Four people have been killed and more than 50 injured in car accidents at the bottom of the Manhattan bridge in the last 15 years.

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Police and firefighters work at the scene of a crash at the intersection of Bowery and Canal Street on Nov. 11, 2009. Witnesses reported a truck crashing into six cars. Eight people were injured, including two in serious condition.(Suzanne Ma/DNAinfo)
Submitted by volunteer on December 1, 2009 - 15:32. categories [ ]

Pricetags: Issue 108

Media Outlet: 
Pricetags
Date: 
August 1, 2009

Click here to view this Media Hit online (PDF).

Today: Celebrate a Livable Streets Milestone With TA

Author: 
Brad Aaron
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
August 7, 2009
Image: 
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Later today, Transportation Alternatives will mark the completion of a major Brooklyn livable streets improvement -- a protected bike lane on the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge.

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Workers add markings to the Sands Street lane. Photo: brooklynbybike/Flickr
Submitted by volunteer on October 29, 2009 - 17:00. categories [ ]

Closing Bell: Sands Street Bike Lane Opens

Author: 
Jonathan Scheff
Media Outlet: 
Brownstoner
Date: 
August 10, 2009
Image: 
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If you happened to bike into Brooklyn via the Manhattan Bridge on Friday, then you saw a crowd of bicyclists gathered at Jay and Sands, next to the slick new bike lane.

Image Caption: 
photo by Ali Qadeer
Submitted by volunteer on October 29, 2009 - 16:43. categories [ ]

Four Years After Crash, a Cyclist Paves a Legacy

Author: 
Sean Patrick Farrell
Media Outlet: 
New York Times Blog
Date: 
August 11, 2009
Image: 
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Last Friday, city officials and cycling advocates gathered at Navy and Sands Streets under the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn to celebrate the opening of a new protected bike lane connecting the Jay Str

Image Caption: 
Sean Patrick Farrell/The New York Times -- Noah Budnick, of the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, was critically injured while biking near the Manhattan Bridge in March 2005.
Submitted by volunteer on October 29, 2009 - 16:40. categories [ ]

Finally, A Real Bike Lane for Brooklyn

Author: 
Gersh Kuntzman
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
August 13, 2009

For the first time in my years as an urban biker, I finally felt safe the other day.

Submitted by volunteer on October 29, 2009 - 16:28. categories [ ]

New Sands Street Bike Lane Perfect for Cable Guy Parking!

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
September 1, 2009
Image: 
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There was great excitement in the cycling community last month when the DOT finally finished turning the treacherous Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn into an elegant, elevated

Image Caption: 
John Del Signore/Gothamist
Submitted by volunteer on October 27, 2009 - 15:36. categories [ ]

Bike Advocates Launch City's Biggest-Ever Campaign for Safe Cycling

Subtitle: 
"Biking Rules!" aimed at promoting civic riding and easing bike-pedestrian friction
Release Date: 
May 19, 2009
Press Release Contact: 
Wiley Norvell