Bumblebees Take Downtown Brooklyn

We missed this when the Eagle first reported on it in May, but McBrooklyn ran a photo yesterday of the traffic barrier on the north side of Tillary Street that gives cyclists an extra buffer against cars and trucks. According to the Eagle, the project was a collaboration between the Groundswell Community Mural Project and the city Department of Transportation that brings together high-school artists to create public art. Very nice.
Brooklyn Traffic Barrier a Thing of Beauty [McBrooklyn]
Teens Beautify Downtown Traffic Barrier [Brooklyn Eagle]

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More damn bicycles ruining the traffic in Brooklyn! Everything would be so much better if it weren't for those self-righteous pedal pushers!

Posted by: tybur6 at June 16, 2009 10:06 AM

Just gives them more space so they can concentrate on running down poor defenseless pedestrians and their babies!

Posted by: tybur6 at June 16, 2009 10:08 AM

(btw, kinda perdy. that part of brooklyn really does need a bit of brightening up.)

Posted by: tybur6 at June 16, 2009 10:09 AM

I'll assume you're being "ironic," and agree that it is remarkable the way that the obliquest references to bicycling can elicit knee-jerk reactions.

Posted by: HookUm at June 16, 2009 10:18 AM

I'm against paint. The only thing that looks more ghetto than murals is the same murals after they've been tagged.

Posted by: joe_the_bummer at June 16, 2009 10:19 AM

Congratulations Mr. Brownstoner on uncovering an evergreen issue for your blog - bicycling. Guaranteed response.

Posted by: East New York at June 16, 2009 10:56 AM

I actually agree about the paint thing... I always wondered why jersey barriers (especially the ones that are permanent) couldn't be ordered with a nice color mixed into the aggregate. Boring ol' grey concrete is pretty drab. Wouldn't it be nicer if this barrier had a yellow or green or blue or orange "tint" to it? (tinting the concrete makes it permanent -- doesn't rub off when cars hit it)

I wonder if that would make it really expensive... wouldn't think it would be extraordinarily pricey. Of course, the Mural painting is basically free.

(and yes, I was being "ironic" -- actually going more for facetious...)

Posted by: tybur6 at June 16, 2009 11:09 AM

It is pretty simple->

Pedestrians hate drivers and bikers

Divers hate pedestrians and bikers

Bikers hate pedestrians and bikers

Millions more drivers and pedestrians than bikers

Therefore bikers=most hated.

Posted by: fsrg at June 16, 2009 12:40 PM

but everyone is a pedestrian part of time.

Posted by: Petebklyn at June 16, 2009 2:05 PM