The World’s Most Talked-About Bike Lane & The (Former) Home of the Death-o-Meter

How did an eight-foot wide strip of green paint, less than a mile long (which by most accounts transformed Brooklyn’s Prospect Park West from a three-lane, speeding-plagued arterial into a traffic-calmed neighborhood street appreciably safer for biking, walking and driving) become the front line in the global battle over bike lanes? How is Grand Army Plaza, one-time home of the Death-o-Meter and written off for decades as an inhospitable and impenetrable “traffic peril,” being transformed into Brooklyn’s pedestrian- and bike-friendly town square? Pump up your tires, strap on your helmet and join us for a family-friendly exploration of two of Brooklyn’s most startling public-space transformations.

Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm

Date: Sunday May 6, 2012

Event Start/End:  Prospect Park West & Union Street, adjacent to Prospect Park

Host Organization: Eric McClure (Park Slope Neighbors) & Doug Gordon (BrooklynSpoke)

Registration: No need to sign up, just show up at the posted meeting location.

Accessibility: Fully Accessible – This is a bike ride that will be suitable for all ages.

Jane Jacobs Rockapulco Bike Tour

 This tour will be for historians and others interested in exploring the local neighborhoods of the Rockaways. We have a select number of bikes that can be loaned for this tour and bikes are available on a first come first serve basis.

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012

Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Event Start: Starting from Firehouse 59 (Rockaway Beach Blvd at Beach 59th St.)

Event End: Ending point TBA

Host Organization: Jeanne DuPonte, of the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance

Registration:  Advanced registration is required, email: info@rwalliance.org

Accessibility: Not Accessible – stairs, obstacles, uneven terrain, steep paths