New Bike Path Shaping Up on Kent Avenue Near Brooklyn Navy Yard in Williamsburg
Part of the long-in-the-works Brooklyn Greenway that will unite the Brooklyn waterfront with a 26-mile-long bike path, a stretch along Kent Avenue is nearing completion.
Get Moving and Take in Some Views With the 7th Annual Brooklyn Greenway Half and 5K Marathon
Get ready to make a dash through the borough's scenic waterfront with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's half marathon and 5K event in October.
Start Warming Up for the 6th Annual Brooklyn Greenway Half and 5K Marathon
It's time to start thinking ahead to the cooler days of fall and get ready for a dash along the scenic Brooklyn waterfront.
Bike Along the Waterfront With the 10th Annual Epic Ride From Brooklyn to Queens
It's time to gear up for the 25-40-mile dash across two boroughs that showcases the potential of the in-progress Brooklyn Greenway.
Race Along the Waterfront at the 5th Annual Brooklyn Greenway Half & 5K
This October, you can experience the scenic waterfront and get your daily steps in with a race along the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.
Ride Through the Night at This Year’s Brooklyn Bike Rave
The Brooklyn Bike Rave is back for another ride this July.
Support the Brooklyn Greenway as You Bike From Greenpoint to a Queens Beach This June
Registration is open for The Epic Ride, a 40-mile race across two boroughs that showcases the potential of the Brooklyn Greenway.
Closing Bell: Brooklyn Greenway Expanding to Columbia Street Waterfront
The Brooklyn Greenway is expanding to Columbia Street between Degraw and Kane, and a desolate stretch of waterfront is about to get much greener. There’s already a protected bike lane on Columbia Street, but the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is going to begin landscaping the first part of the Columbia Waterfront Park.
They’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with spreading compost, laying seed, and covering the seeded area with jute mats. Volunteers will work under the direction of landscape architect and ecologist Bryan Quinn.
The park is part of the Initiative’s effort to restore native plant communities and the ecosystems they support. Interested volunteers can find RSVP details here on BGI’s website. Gardeners will meet Sunday morning at 10 am at the BGI offices at 153 Columbia Street. To see what the Columbia Street part of the Greenway looks like now, click through the jump.
Rendering by Rogers Marvel Architects for Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
Closing Bell: Brooklyn Greenway Half Marathon
If you’re interested in supporting the new Brooklyn Greenway, the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is hosting a half marathon on October 20. The route will follow the completed and future portions of the waterfront Greenway, which snakes through south Williamsburg, around the Navy Yard, and through Brooklyn Bridge Park. The 14-mile run will start and finish in Williamsburg’s East River State Park, and you can check out the route here. BGI members can register for $25, and the general public pays $35. The event will take place rain or shine. But if it’s cancelled because of severe weather, the race won’t be rescheduled and the entry fees will be considered charitable donations to the Brooklyn Greenway. You can find all the info on BGI’s website and on the event’s Facebook page.
Photo by the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
New Curbs, Crossings Coming to Kent as Part of Greenway
Last week Community Board 1’s Transportation Committee updated other board members on the progress of the Waterfront Greenway plans through North Brooklyn. The greenway improvements for Kent Avenue (pictured) include building out curbs to enhance the bike lanes, landscaping and pedestrian refuge islands. New pedestrian crossing designs will also go on Kent. DOT will install shared lane markings on Calyer and Quay Streets and upgrade the shared lane markings on Franklin Street. Finally, the DOT outlined plans on West Street from Eagle to Quay Streets, which include two separate, dedicated bike lanes; resurfacing the roadway; improving the roadway width; extending Kent Avenue North; widening sidewalks; adding greenery; and possibly converting West Street to a one-way street. (The conversion hasn’t been decided yet and some residents expressed concerns over the conversion.) There is still no set timeline for greenway construction, and some of the improvements are a few years off. Depending on the development of Bushwick Inlet Park, the cityalso plans to explore the extension of the greeenway through the future park and possibly building a bicycle/pedestrian bridge over Newtown Creek.