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Want to Drive Thru Corona to the US Open? Francisco Moya’s Got Your Back
Assembly Member Francisco Moya opposes a DOT plan for safer walking and biking on 111th Street next to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. In a statement, he said it will slow down people driving through the neighborhood he represents on their way to professional baseball games and tennis tournaments.
June 5, 2015
Queens CB 2 Votes Unanimously in Favor of Queens Blvd Protected Bike Lane
Big changes are coming to Queens Boulevard in Woodside this summer after a unanimous vote last night from Queens Community Board 2 for a DOT redesign.
June 5, 2015
DOT, CB 12 Hold Firm as Cranks Attack Fort George Hill Bike Lane
Fort George Hill co-op owners had a freak-out over a new protected bike lane at a Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee meeting Monday evening.
June 4, 2015
2 Queens Community Board Members Hold Up a Safety Project for Thousands
The transportation committee of Queens Community Board 4, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, is comprised of three people. On Monday evening, two of them showed up to a meeting -- that's quorum, apparently -- and they really, really did not want any changes to 111th Street.
June 3, 2015
New Federal Guide Will Show More Cities the Way on Protected Bike Lanes
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
May 20, 2015
Canarsie Set to Get On-Street Bike/Ped Connection to Jamaica Bay Greenway
DOT has proposed a 1.75-mile on-street biking and walking path from Flatlands Avenue to the Jamaica Bay Greenway [PDF]. The plan received the support of Brooklyn Community Board 18, which had rejected bike lanes proposed for other streets in the neighborhood.
May 11, 2015
Salt Lake City to Install Nation’s First Protected Intersection for Bicycling
Salt Lake City is on track to implement America's first protected intersection for bicycling this summer.
May 6, 2015
CB 6 Panel Unanimously Backs Plan to Fill Gap in 1st Ave Protected Bike Lane
DOT is set to fill a key 10-block gap in the First Avenue protected bike lane this summer, but cyclists might have to wait until the fall for the final piece of the missing link.
May 5, 2015
Monday: See DOT’s Plan to Complete the First Avenue Protected Bike Lane
Mark your calendars for early next week, when DOT will be presenting its plan to replace sharrows with a parking protected bike lane on First Avenue, filling a gap between protected bikeways south of 49th Street and north of 59th Street.
May 1, 2015
Helen Rosenthal Won’t Say Why She Reappointed Street Safety Foe to CB 7
Members of Families For Safe Streets asked Council Member Helen Rosenthal at a town hall meeting last night why she reappointed street safety foe and longtime Community Board 7 transportation committee co-chair Dan Zweig. But Rosenthal refused to answer questions from Upper West Siders who have lost loved ones to traffic violence.
April 28, 2015