Queensboro Bridge
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STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: DOT Chief Accepts Council Offer of Queensboro Bridge Fix Cash
DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said she welcomes a recent City Council offer to pay for turning the South Outer Roadway on the Queensboro Bridge into a badly needed pedestrian lane on the jammed up bridge.
August 28, 2020
A Roundy and a Roundy: Take the Money, Bill!
Sleepy de Blasio strikes again — and won't add space for cyclists and pedestrians on the Queensboro Bridge.
August 24, 2020
New City Hall Excuse for Squeezing Pedestrians on QBB: It’s More Work Than You Think!
City officials have trotted out a new reason for why they cannot give pedestrians and cyclists more space on the Queensboro Bridge.
August 23, 2020
OUT OF EXCUSES: Council Members Offer DOT Money for QBB Security Fence
All DOT has to do is ask.
August 19, 2020
Pedestrianize ‘Main Street’ To Save It, Says Comptroller (and Mayoral Hopeful) Scott Stringer
The future of the city's economic recovery could be determined by our own two feet, according to a series of proposals from the city's top money man.
August 7, 2020
Opinion: Gridlock Sam’s Ribbon Bridges Are Growing on Me
The proposed bike/ped spans would help active transportation citywide. In fact, we could use more of them!
July 20, 2020
Advocates Cool to Proposed Cyclist, Pedestrian Bridges
Gridlock Sam's idea is good, but money would be better spent on fixing existing spans, they say.
June 24, 2020
EXCUSES, EXCUSES: DOT Offers Entirely New Rationale for Not Making 59th St. Bridge Safe for Peds, Cyclists
The outer lane of the roadway is not safe enough for people on foot who might fall over a low fence, Commissioner Polly Trottenberg now says.
May 6, 2020
Op-Ed: Four Ideas To Bolster Cycling During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
Cities around the world have turned to biking to help ease crises, leading to permanent mobility changes. Here's ways cycling could help New York, too.
April 21, 2020
No, Seriously, DOT, Give Cyclists and Pedestrians Emergency Space on the Queensboro Bridge
A Queens City Council Member says the coronavirus heightens the need for separate lanes for pedestrians and cyclists on the Queensboro Bridge.
April 15, 2020