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DOT Plans for Protected Bike Lanes Linking Queensboro Bridge and Queens Blvd
The redesign of 43rd Avenue and Skillman Avenue would make for a nearly-continuous protected east-west bike route between the East Side of Manhattan and central Queens.
November 7, 2017
Tonight: DOT Presents Redesign for Skillman and 43rd Avenues
Cyclists are vulnerable to motor vehicle traffic on these two streets, which should be safe connections between the Queensboro Bridge and Queens Boulevard.
November 6, 2017
Counter-Protesters Stymie Tony Avella’s Anti-Bike Lane Press Conference on Northern Blvd
The state senator representing eastern Queens wants DOT to halt a safety project where a driver took the life of Michael Schenkman last year.
September 18, 2017
DOT Stands Firm on Northern Boulevard Protected Bike Lane
Queens CB 11, which endorsed the bike lane in June, officially changed its mind on Monday. The city is going ahead with the project anyway.
September 13, 2017
City Council District 28 Candidates on Streets and Transportation Issues
Richard David, Hettie Powell, and Adrienne Adams are running to replace Ruben Wills, who resigned last month after being convicted for stealing public funds. Only David responded to Streetsblog's questions.
September 11, 2017
Tour the Safer 111th Street With the People Who Fought Three Years to Make It Happen
With DOT crews wrapping up work on the 111th Street project, local residents went for a celebratory ride last week. Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson was there and put together this video tour of the redesigned street and retrospective of the three-year advocacy campaign to make this project happen.
August 23, 2017
Shared Space, Broadway’s Car-Free Garden, and Other Summer Highlights From NYC DOT
NYC DOT is on a roll this summer as construction season brings a slew of new projects to improve walking and biking, including some design treatments the city is trying out for the first time. These short videos are my way of saying thanks.
August 18, 2017
DOT’s Plan for Thomson Ave Caters to Cars, Not the Thousands of Students Heading to School
A DOT redesign proposed for Thomson Avenue by LaGuardia Community College doesn't do enough for street safety, and Queens volunteers with Transportation Alternatives are pressing the agency to come back with a stronger plan.
August 8, 2017
Eyes on the Street: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Reaches Rego Park
The next segment of the Queens Boulevard safety overhaul is well underway. For the third summer in a row, DOT crews are laying down green paint for bike lanes on the Queens Boulevard service roads and expanding pedestrian space in the medians.
August 4, 2017
Queensbridge Park Greenway Path Looking Great — Except for the Illegal Parking
Earlier this week, new pavement and bike lane markings went down on the path connecting the western Queens waterfront to Queens Plaza. The path is still cluttered with illegally parked cars, but that's about to change, according to DOT.
August 3, 2017
