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A Verrazano Bike/Ped Path Doesn’t Have to Cost as Much as the MTA Claims
How much will it cost to build bicycle and pedestrian paths on the Verrazano Bridge? A lot less than the MTA says it will, if the agency removes unnecessary ramps from the project, according to advocates and engineers who've reviewed the options.
October 20, 2016
DOT Compromises 111th Street Redesign to Win Francisco Moya’s Support
DOT has released a watered-down version of its redesign for 111th Street in Corona. The compromise has won over Assembly Member Francisco Moya, who had withheld his support for the original plan, saying 111th Street needed to retain more car lanes.
October 20, 2016
Bike Racks on Buses Are Nice, But the Verrazano Really Needs a Bike Path
Later this year, the MTA will release a master plan for the Verrazano Bridge that's expected to include the possibility of a bike and pedestrian path, but advocates worry the agency is needlessly driving up the cost of the project.
October 19, 2016
CB 7 Parks Committee Votes for Hilly Greenway Detour in Riverside Park
Manhattan Community Board 7's Parks and Environment Committee voted 4 to 1 last night in favor of the Parks Department's proposal to route cyclists away from from Riverside Park's waterfront greenway between 72nd Street and 83rd Street.
October 18, 2016
Parks Dept. Implements Hudson River Greenway Detour, Then Explains It
Hudson River Greenway traffic will be disrupted for the next two weeks to allow for construction work around 59th Street, the Parks Department said today.
October 4, 2016
Ferreras Joins Corona Families to Demand Action From de Blasio on 111th St
More than a year after DOT first proposed a redesign of 111th Street in Corona to make it safer for residents to access Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the city has failed to follow through and implement the project.
October 4, 2016
Queensboro Bridge Bike/Ped Path Will Close Every Night Until 2017 (At Least)
People who bike over the Queensboro Bridge had to endure months without nighttime access to the bridge's car-free path earlier this year, with ConEd infrastructure work closing off the north outer roadway. Now, after a short respite, ConEd work has resumed, and nightly closures are slated to last "through the end of the year," according to DOT's Facebook page for the bridge.
September 30, 2016
NYPD U.S. Open Security Plan Closes Key Route Linking Corona and Flushing
As part of its security plan for this year's U.S. Open, NYPD is blocking public access to a road that runs through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, cutting off one of the few local street connections between Corona and Flushing.
September 8, 2016
NYPD Forced Cyclists Off Greenway and Onto West Side Highway at Rush Hour
For four and a half hours last night, NYPD shut off bike access to the Hudson River Greenway between 44th Street and 55th Street, a major bike transportation artery used by several thousand people each day.
September 8, 2016