Posts Tagged ‘Brooklyn’

Great American Infrastructure: The Brooklyn Bridge

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

This is the fifth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

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Deteriorating Subway Station in Brooklyn

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Looking at these pictures, it’s hard to believe it’s the United States of America, much less New York City. Unfortunately, it is just one of the many deteriorating subway stations in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City. I know because I live there. - Kwokmanchung on YouTube

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NYC: Prospect Park West, Before & After Bike Lanes

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
-Weekday cycling has nearly TRIPLED
-Percentage of cyclists riding on the sidewalk fell to 3% from 46%
-BEFORE: 3 of every 4 vehicles broke speed limit; AFTER: Only 1 in 6 vehicles exceed speed limit

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Posted in Biking, Global, Infra Views, Local, Public Parks & Recreation, Roads

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Brooklyn Belt Parkway Storm March 13 2010…

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

When water and wind come together, don’t be near the bay
Posted on YouTube by reklamamama

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Subway Animation - Brooklyn to Manhattan / MIA - Paper Planes

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Subway Animation - Brooklyn to Manhattan. Background music: M.I.A - Paper Planes
-FrostoEnt on YouTube

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Sands Street Gets a Sassy, Center-Median Cycletrack

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

“Chalk up more bikeway innovation to the folks at the NYC Department of Transportation. Now nearly complete, the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge is now safer and more enjoyable thanks to a first-of-its-kind in NYC: a center-median, two-way, protected bike path. Frankly, the facility is a perfect solution to counter the dangers posed by a tangle of roads and highway on-ramps that burden the area. Dramatic before and afters tell the delicious story…”

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Brooklyn Grade Crossing Elimination Tunnel

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Completed 1917, passes below east new york, Brooklyn and is no longer in service.
photo: Jeremy Blakeslee

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