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This Week: Bike-Share Planning in Astoria

On Wednesday DOT and Citi Bike will hold the first of two planning workshops for bike-share in Astoria. Now’s your chance to help decide where stations should go, and speak with DOT and local electeds about the need for more bike-friendly streets in northwest Queens.

By Streetsblog

1:22 PM EDT on October 24, 2016

If you can’t make it Wednesday, the second Astoria workshop is scheduled for November 3.

More event highlights below. Check the calendar for full listings.

Monday: The Manhattan CB 5 transportation committee will discuss the Port Authority Bus Terminal. 6 p.m.
Wednesday: DOT hosts the first of two workshops to site bike-share stations in Astoria. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday: The Brooklyn CB 14 transportation committee will get an update from DDC on the Church Avenue reconstruction project, which was supposed to be completed in 2014. 7 p.m.
Friday: The City Council transportation committee holds a hearing on driverless vehicles. 10 a.m.

Watch the calendar for updates. Drop us a line if you have an event we should know about.

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