Welcome to BRBRbrooklyn! Whether you are pedaling to the shore, the store, your neighbor’s stoop, or back to your own coop, this blog is for you. Bay Ridge Bicycle Routes is an effort raise to awareness within our neighborhood and among civic groups about the activities of bicyclists in Bay Ridge and other nearby communities in southern Brooklyn.

Our neighborhood’s immediate access to the harbor, less congested street traffic, friendly atmosphere, expansive parks and flat terrain (except, of course, for the steep ridge in Bay Ridge!) makes our corner of New York City one of the most fantastic places to ride a bicycle. Whether for transportation, recreation, fun or fitness, cycling is great in Bay Ridge.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

NYC Bike Share is Coming!



As reported back in December 2010, a public bike share program is indeed coming to NYC. Expect to see 10,000 bicycles across 600 racks throughout the city by summer 2012. Eventually, the bicycles will be in Brooklyn, too.

“It us puts on the same level as the other great cities of the world, ” says landscape architect Richard Alomar.

Read the full article here.