Jimmy Van Bramer
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New Survey Asks: Where Should Western Queens Get Bike Lanes Next?
With the first phase of new bike lanes set to go before Community Board 2 this fall before being installed in the spring, DOT has a new survey asking western Queens cyclists where they'd like to see bike lanes come next.
September 18, 2012
Council’s E-Bike Obsession: Like Trying to Drain the Ocean With a Thimble
Last Thursday, City Council members held another press event on electric bikes. A bill introduced by Dan Garodnick would double the fine for riding an e-bike on the sidewalk from $100 to $200, according to a DNAinfo report, while the penalty for running a red light would go as high as $900.
July 17, 2012
Western Queens Locals Tell DOT Their Vision for Bike-Friendly Neighborhoods
Many cyclists in Queens feel theirs is the forgotten borough. Though it ranks first in size and second in population, Queens ranks third behind Brooklyn and Manhattan in bike lanes. And the existing bike lanes too rarely link up, cyclists say, discouraging bicycle use for commuting to work or for recreation.
March 5, 2012
Bike to Work Day Preview: Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Rides Again
I think Al Roker's Brompton ride to victory last week pretty much sealed the deal: Bike to Work Day has never been bigger. In San Francisco, where they observed the occasion last week, bikes accounted for 75 percent of morning rush hour traffic on Market Street, and most of the legislative and executive branches of local government rode to work. Tomorrow in the nation's capital, Rep. Earl Blumenauer and several high-level federal officials will ring in Bike to Work Day at Freedom Plaza.
May 20, 2010