Safety

• Gideon Shelter Working Group Update 2023W20

  The Gideon Shelter Working Group had four meetings last week, three with HAND and CEIC to work on the Good Neighbor Agreement and one with representatives of Mayor Wheeler, HAND,…

  May 15, 2023

• Gideon Shelter Working Group Update 2023W19

  Current Members of the working group. New members this week in italics. The Gideon Temporary Alternative Shelter Site / Clinton Triangle working group had four meetings last week, two with…

  May 8, 2023

• Gideon Shelter Working Group Update 2023W18

  Clinton Triangle / Gideon Shelter Temporary Alternative Shelter Working Group Last week was a busy week for the working group. Wednesday, 2023-04-26, was a working meeting as we added notes…

  May 1, 2023

• Gideon Shelter Working Group Update 2023W17

  This a working document for the April 25, 2023 update The following folks are on the working group. Members who joined in the last week are bolded.

  April 23, 2023

• Gideon Shelter Working Group Update 2023W16

  We had a productive discussion during our last board meeting about a portfolio of actions that could be taken to move the site from its current location, ensure its safe…

  April 16, 2023

• Summary of Clinton Triangle Meeting

  The Brooklyn Action Corps is pleased to welcome a new contributor this week, Eli Nary. Eli will be authoring articles for the BAC website on a variety of topics. In…

  March 27, 2023

• Full Video of Clinton Sanctioned Campsite Meeting

  We are following up on the unanswered questions. We’re forming a joint committe with HAND to have a unified front. There are two “community conversations” scheduled for this week, one on…

  March 20, 2023

• Clinton Triangle Chosen for Sanctioned Campsite

  Last Thursday, March 9, 2023, Mayor Wheeler announced that 1490 SE Gideon Street in the Clinton Triangle would be the first sanctioned campsite in the city. The boards of the…

  March 13, 2023

• No Crossing 🚫

  In November closed crosswalk signs popped up along McLoughlin Blvd. installed by ODOT, part of a response to traffic fatalities on this busy artery.  Brooklyn residents were concerned that the…

  March 13, 2023

• Proposed Sanctioned Camping Site at Clinton Triangle

  UPDATE 3/13/23: This site has been selected. We are hosting a virtual meeting with Mayor Wheeler and Urban Alchemy on it Friday, March 17, 2023 at 2:30PM. See related post:…

  February 14, 2023