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Neighbors and visitors to Williamsburg's main street will be able to come together, shop, stroll, and socialize in an area unobstructed by traffic. The exciting new program, called Williamsburg Walks, was developed by stakeholders in the North Brooklyn community with the guidance of Transportation Alternatives and overwhelmingly approved by the community board and the DOT.

Although it is only an experimental, temporary street closure, Williamsburg Walks bodes well for North Brooklyn residents and other livable streets supporters throughout New York City. Low cost, common sense car-free days like this one are a sure-fire way to show New Yorkers that not all street-closures are street fairs and that pedestrian promenades are a great way of invigorating an area.

If you have Williamsburg Walks programming ideas, contact ccolvin (at) blenderbox (dot) com. If you want to learn how replicate this program in your neighborhood, contact lindsey (at) transalt (dot) org.