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Jackson Heights Pol to Mayor Adams: Fix de Blasio’s Travers Park Failure
The Adams Administration should force Koeppel Mazda to retreat from a street that should be fully pedestrianized for the benefit of the community, not a few cars, said Council Member Shekar Krishnan.
March 29, 2022
Transportation Alternatives Wants Mayoral Candidates To Commit to 25% More Open Space
Vision Zero? How about Vision 25 by 25?
March 1, 2021
OPINION: To Prevent Carmageddon, City Must Create ‘Resilient Streets’ for Transit, Biking and Walking
Here's a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of transit (please get it to the mayor!).
September 18, 2020
Jackson Heights Assembly Candidate Unveils Plan to Transform Deadly Northern Boulevard
Jessica González-Rojas, blasted veteran Assembly Member Michael DenDekker as a do-nothing pol who has failed to stop the carnage on the highway-like roadway where seven have died in three years.
January 28, 2020
Van Bramer: Long Island City Needs a Network of Protected Bike Lanes
The Queens Council Member wants the booming neighborhood to become the first fully protected area.
August 1, 2019
Queens Pol Who Said Cyclists Are the ‘Most Dangerous’ Doubles Down
The Queens pol who earned brickbats from livable streets activist when he said last week that bikes are “the most dangerous” vehicles on the streets these days doubled down on his callous remarks — made in a year with 18 dead cyclists.
July 31, 2019
De Blasio’s ‘Green Wave’ Finally Addresses the Problem…
The mayor is finally waving the 'Green' flag.
July 25, 2019
Community Board Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die May Get Booted
"We're going to look into who that employee is and whatever appropriate disciplinary measures can be taken," Mayor de Blasio said on Friday.
July 19, 2019
Cyclists Demand More Bike Lanes, Less Community Boards and Even Some Roads of their Own
One hundred miles of protected bike lanes in two years. No cars on some key routes for cyclists. Less engagement with community boards. And no more delays in life-saving road redesigns "for non-transportation-related political reasons." It's a start.
July 18, 2019
Ask the Candidates: Which District Attorney Will Make Queens Streets Safer?
Mostly, the seven Democrats vying for the Democratic nomination on June 25 have been focusing on what many believe are traditional law-and-order issues. But Streetsblog grilled them all on the most basic quality-of-life issues facing our community: street safety.
June 13, 2019
