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With Endorsements From Koslowitz and Community Board 6, Next Phase of Queens Blvd Redesign Ready to Roll
Last night, Queens Community Board 6 overwhelmingly endorsed DOT's plan to extend protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and traffic-calming treatments on Queens Boulevard through Rego Park to Yellowstone Boulevard.
May 11, 2017
DOT Proposes Safer Walking and Biking Connections to Highland Park
A dangerous street that connects Glendale to Ridgewood Reservoir, Highland Park, and two cemeteries is in line for traffic-calming and safer bike lanes thanks to a request from the local police precinct. Cypress Hills Street has a divided median and highway-like curves that do little to prevent motorists from speeding - it's an obstacle to good walking and biking access, despite its buffered bike lanes.
May 9, 2017
This Angry Dude in Queens Is Reason #283 the MTA Needs Electronic Proof-of-Payment Yesterday
Off-board fare payment is a huge time saver for the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who ride the city's Select Bus Service routes. It cuts out the time-consuming process of each passenger dipping a MetroCard one by one. But the technology that off-board payment relies on could be better.
May 8, 2017
Queens Boulevard Safety Overhaul in Rego Park Clears Community Board 6 Committee
Last night, the public got a look at the next phase of DOT's Queens Boulevard redesign, which will extend protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and traffic calming treatments through Rego Park to Yellowstone Boulevard. The project got a thumbs up from the Queens Community Board 6 transportation committee in a 7 to 3 vote.
May 2, 2017
Remembering Gelacio Reyes, Father of 3, Struck By a Drunk Driver While Biking Home From Work
On Saturday morning, the family of Gelacio Reyes gathered with Queens residents and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer to install a ghost bike in his memory at the Sunnyside intersection where he was killed by a drunk, unlicensed driver four weeks prior.
May 1, 2017
Karen Koslowitz Walks Back Her Pledge to Support a Safer Design for Queens Boulevard
Two years ago, Council Member Karen Koslowitz stood with people who'd lost loved ones to traffic violence and said the city should do "whatever it takes" to turn deadly Queens Boulevard into a "boulevard of life" -- even if that entailed the removal of travel lanes or parking spaces. Now that the city is ready to redesign Queens Boulevard in her district, however, Koslowitz is losing her resolve.
April 18, 2017
No Charges for Commuter Van Driver Who Killed Khavir Ahmed in Jamaica
Ahmed, 84, was crossing 168th Place by 88th Avenue at around 10:30 a.m. when the motorist turned left from 88th and struck him, according to police. As the crash was described by police, Ahmed had the right of way, but no charges have been filed yet against the 32-year-old driver.
April 14, 2017
Van Bramer Calls for Protected Bike Lanes on 43rd Avenue in Sunnyside
After two crashes in ten days at the same Sunnyside intersection left one cyclist dead and another in critical condition, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is calling on DOT to take immediate action and install a protected bike lane on 43rd Avenue between Queens Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue.
April 13, 2017
Car Dealers Are Ruining the Queens Boulevard Bike Lane in Elmhurst
The Queens Boulevard bike lane promises to make biking a more viable travel option for hundreds of thousands of people. But not if car dealers use it as a showroom.
April 10, 2017
Safety Improvements for 111th Street Coming Monday
When the city decides to act on street safety, it can act fast. Case in point: DOT will begin implementing the redesign of 111th Street in Corona on Monday, less than two weeks after Mayor de Blasio said the project would proceed.
April 5, 2017
