Clowns defend the Kent Avenue bike lanes, and the Brooklyn Eagle promotes (transfers?) Evan Thies to Transportation Chair on CB1 (he chairs the Environmental Committee).

I’m sure the clowns had fun, but as a frequent pedestrian on Kent, I have rarely seen cars or trucks blocking the bike lines. So this is more about drama (and comedy) than it is about defending bike lanes.

UPDATE: More at the Brooklyn Paper, Gothamist, Yeshiva News (a Gothamist retread, but with better comments), and Curbed