Showdown is a strong word: we want to broker peace on Kent Street...and keep our lovely, tremendously useful bike lanes!
Truth be told, we have no idea if anyone reads our humble, sporadically-updated blog...and if you do, you likely already know about this really important meeting.
But if you don't, details are below. If you aren't busy on Tuesday, please haul over to Anslie Street, please! The voices against the bike lane are plenty loud and at the last meeting bikers barely made a peep. So, let's pipe up!
Part of the urgency here is not only protecting bike lanes (though I for one can't believe we would really use taxpayer money during a big recession to roll back something that greatly aids safe, enviromentally sound transportaton). The Kent lane is also part of the burgeoining Brooklyn Greenway, which will be a boon to the borough's bikers, walkers and joggers. Kent Ave. is an integral part of the Greenway--it loops people around the Navy Yard and makes for a convenient route all the way to Greenpoint. Hand, sexy and good!
Anyhow, soapboax stuff over, here's the scoop on the meeting:
WHEN: January 13, 2009
WHERE: Swinging Sixties Senior Center
211 Ainslie Street (Corner of Manhattan Avenue)
QUOTH TRANSALT:
"Williamsburg, BrooklynThe back and forth over the Kent Avenue bike lanes has continued over the last several weeks. This coming Tuesday is the first full meeting of Community Board 1 since the dispute erupted, and we need a strong showing of supporters to make the biggest possible impression on the board leadership. Please attend this critical meeting, and sign up to make a brief 2-minute statement during the public comment period to back up this critical safety improvement.
You must sign up by 6:15 pm AT THE LATEST to speak"
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