by Matt T 
A stretch of Kent Avenue in south Williamsburg is being updated to include a two-way bicycle greenway, along with improvements to calm motorists and conform the roadway to traffic patterns above and below the area.
The transformation comes after a Community Board meeting in December, where…
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Nice summary, Matt. Let’s hope the asphalt on Flushing Ave. / Williamsburg Street West gets repaved — and a smooth sidewalk would be nice too.
Why not just use the existing, very wide sidewalk as a mixed pedestrian-bike path? I bike this route all the time and there is plenty of room IF people are mindful of others (and not speeding like it’s the Tour De France).