Op-Ed: BQX Streetcar Plan Should Be Scrapped for Bus Rapid Transit
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There is a far better, far cheaper alternative to the streetcar: Bus Rapid Transit.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Astoria
Everybody Wants Something — But Especially Transit — at Sunnyside Yards
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Tens of thousands of people may one day be housed over the rail yard. Will the subway and LIRR be ready?
Astoria Cyclist Xellea Samonte Killed by Motorist, Slandered by NYPD
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NYPD has now blamed deceased cyclists for running red lights at least seven times in the last 16 months. Police have produced no corroborative evidence.
Citing No Evidence, NYPD Claims Critically Injured Astoria Cyclist Ran Red
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To hear NYPD tell it, people on bikes routinely launch themselves at motor vehicles by blowing red lights at speed.
New Citi Bike Stations Arrive in Harlem and Astoria
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All told, this year Citi Bike is adding 140 new stations and 2,000 bikes, increasing the size of the system by about 20 percent.
Bike-Share Expansion in Harlem, Astoria, and Central Brooklyn Starts Next Week
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Next Tuesday, September 12, Citi Bike operator Motivate will begin installing 140 new stations and 2,000 bikes in Astoria, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Harlem up to 130th Street, marking the final phase of planned expansion for the four-year-old bike-share system.