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Queens CB 4 Member: No One Will Need Bike Lanes “Once Trump Removes the Illegals”
Ann Pfoser Darby, a long-time member of Queens Community Board 4, argued last night that 111th Street by Flushing Meadows Corona Park doesn't need a protected bike lane because Donald Trump will deport "all the illegals." City Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland is now calling for Borough President Melinda Katz to remove Darby from the board.
March 1, 2017
Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Slated for 210th Street in Eastern Queens
A wide street by Cunningham Park and M.S. 74 in Windsor Park is slated for pedestrian safety improvements and a two-way protected bike lane alongside the park. The Queens Community Board 11 transportation committee voted unanimously for the DOT plan last night.
February 28, 2017
Street Transformation: The Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane
At the end of 2016, NYC DOT completed work on the protected bike lane on Chrystie Street, a key connection between the Manhattan Bridge and the rest of the Manhattan bike network. The story of this bike lane is a case study in how good things happen when city officials are willing to listen to advocates with smart ideas.
February 27, 2017
Take a Ride on New York City’s Bike Lanes — in 2002
New York still has a lot of work to do to create an all-ages, low-street citywide bike network, but let's pause for a moment to appreciate how far the city has come.
February 2, 2017
Bronxites to DOT: The Grand Concourse Is Awful for Walking and Biking
When it was built at the turn of the 20th Century, the Grand Concourse was envisioned as the Bronx’s Champs Elysées. But generations of car-oriented development have reduced the Concourse to a speedway for motor vehicle traffic, despite low rates of car ownership in the neighborhoods that surround it.
January 20, 2017
How to Close the Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap
In a new report, Transportation Alternatives makes the case for closing the gaps in the Second Avenue protected bike lane as soon as possible and lays out a design concept for the tricky approach to the Queensboro Bridge.
January 17, 2017
Biking Way Up on Redesigned Queens Boulevard, Cyclist Injuries Down
In the year after NYC DOT installed protected bike lanes and other safety measures between Roosevelt Avenue and 73rd Street in Woodside, pedestrian and cyclist injuries declined more than 40 percent, while bike counts doubled.
January 6, 2017
There’s Also a Major Transportation Improvement on the Surface of Second Avenue
The completion of phase one of the Second Avenue Subway enabled DOT to move forward with a dedicated bus lane and protected bike lane on 37 blocks of Second Avenue.
December 23, 2016
New in 2016: Safe, Convenient Bike Connections Linking East Harlem and the Bronx
Biking from the Bronx to Manhattan via the Willis Avenue Bridge used to present a dilemma -- you could go the safe route or the legal route, but not both. A DOT project solved the problem by turning the informal bike route into a safe, official path.
December 22, 2016
Feast Your Eyes on the New Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane
The two-way protected bike lane on Chrystie Street is one of the most anticipated bike network improvements of the year, creating a much safer connection to and from the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge. Today, DOT officials and State Senator Dan Squadron joined advocated for an inaugural ride on the redesigned street.
December 21, 2016
