ATTENTION: FGA Invites FG/CH Community to CB2 Meeting for Presentation of Lafayette Traffic Calming/ Bike Lane; 1/17 TODAY; 6PM; St. Francis College

The Fort Greene Association (FGA) encourages residents to support the Lafayette Avenue Traffic Calming campaign (The Make Lafayette Safer Campaign). The campaign will be presenting to Brooklyn Community Board 2's Transportation Committee for their regular meeting this Tuesday, January 17, 2012.

FGA invites supporters to attend the meeting and help bring bike lanes to Lafayette Avenue. Attendees who wish to speak can request two minutes in the public forum at the end of the meeting. Details follow:

CB 2 Transportation Committee Meeting
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
6:00 PM
St. Francis College, 1st Floor (Boardroom)
180 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Court Streets)

If you can't make the meeting, but support traffic calming and bike lanes within Fort Greene, you can still sign the Online Petition Here!

ATTENTION: CB2 Seeks Economic Development Cmte Secretary

Community Board 2's Economic Development and Job Creation Committee is seeking a secretary to take notes for its monthly meeting.

Those interested may e-mail cb2econdev@gmail.com.

More at the NYT-Local here.

ATTENTION: Community Comments On Lafayette Avenue Loading Zone

On May 9, 2011, Council Member Letitia James and Brooklyn Community Board 2 held a public forum on a proposed Lafayette Avenue Loading Zone, to facilitate unloading and loading by vendors at the Brooklyn Flea market, located behind Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School.

Our office is still collecting comments for this proposal. Please direct them to Alfred Chiodo at achiodo@council.nyc.gov or (718) 260-9191.

CMs James and Levin, CB2 Sponsor DOT Public Meeting Concering Bike Facility on Flushing Avenue; 4/21; Navy Yard Houses; 6PM

Public Meeting regarding a planned Bike Facility

on Flushing Avenue from Kent Street to Navy Street

Sponsored by:
Council Member’s Letitia James & Steve Levin
Community Board 2
NYC Department of Transportation

NYC-DOT has proposed the addition of a two-way bike lane on Flushing Avenue (between Kent & Navy Streets) that would result in Flushing Avenue converting to one-way westbound, and the shifting of the east bound B62 bus to Park Avenue.

We want to hear your thoughts and comments. Please attend the Public Meeting:

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
6:00 to 8:00 PM
Community Room at the Navy Yard Houses
45 North Elliott Place
(between Park Place & Flushing Avenue)