Activating Livable Streets: The First Couple's Symbolic Walk

While the Inaugural Parade is an integral part of the presidential inauguration, the site of the 57th was not. When the First Couple stepped out of their limousine on Pennsylvania Avenue to greet the crowd, they walked along a route marked by bicycle lane markings.

This walk sets the symbolic tone for re-visiting and activating livable streets in the Flatbush community. In the coming weeks, two events will seek to address this idea.

1. According to the Ditmas Park Corner, the office of Councilman Mathieu Eugene will be sponsoring a traffic calming forum on January 31, 2013
   
2. The second is the Flatbush Bicycle Coalition Meeting at the Qathra Cafe on February 4.