This morning proponents of the Prospect Park West Bike Path and Traffic Calming Project gathered at  Grand Army Plaza to show their support for a calmer, bike-friendly Prospect Park West.

At almost the same time opponents demonstrated their opposition to the new Prospect Park on grounds of public unsafety.

I wasn’t able to make it because that’s the “get my daughter off to school time of day” but I wish I could have heard the dueling demos.

According to Park Slope Neighbors, the group that initiated the bike lane in the first place and encouraged the Department of Transportation, the bike lane has reduced dangerous and illegal speeding by 80%.

This group is trying to make it “crystal clear to the press, elected officials, and opponents just how much this project is valued by the entire community.”

But others find it dangerous and ugly. Lois Carswell of Seniors for Safety told CBS News: “It has not only made it more unsafe, but it has made it hideously ugly,” she said. Adding that dodging bikers while crossing the street has made her feel unsafe.

Councilmembers Brad Lander and Steve Levin, in conjunction with Brooklyn Community Board Six, have posted an online survey seeking opinions about the Prospect Park West Bike Path and Traffic-Calming project.. If you haven’t already fill out the survey, it’s easy and fast.