Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Forest Hills

In May 2017, Mayor de Blasio and Council Member Karen Koslowitz touted the city's efforts — including the installation of bike lanes — with a visit to the boulevard. Koslowitz now opposes the project. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

De Blasio Won’t Say Words ‘Bike Lane’ and ‘Queens Blvd.’ Together

By David Meyer | Mar 28, 2019 | 9 Comments

Mayor de Blasio declined to commit to installing a protected bike lane — which is his own administration's plan — as part of the long-delayed final phase of the Queens Boulevard safety redesign.

This block of Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills was supposed to have protected bike lanes by now. Jessame Hannus/Twitter

Mayor Reiterates Commitment to Queens Blvd. Safety Fixes Despite Delays

By David Meyer | Nov 1, 2018 | 14 Comments

"We obviously are committed to Queens Boulevard," de Blasio tells reporters.

Queens Blvd. Safety Upgrade Mysteriously Delayed in Forest Hills

By David Meyer | Sep 28, 2018 | 5 Comments

We are in an age when proven street safety improvements still get stalled by parochial local concerns.

The problem: Too many trucks and not enough loading zones. Photo: Laura A. Shepard

City Loading Zone Plan Will Help Ease Traffic On Austin Street In Queens — But Local Pols Still Oppose It

By Laura Shepard | Aug 27, 2018 | 5 Comments

Loading zones reduce congestion and improve safety in commercial areas. Why do politicians instinctively support on-street car storage instead?

Crankiness About Car Storage Can’t Stop the Queens Boulevard Redesign

By David Meyer | Jun 14, 2018 | 15 Comments

It's an example of what the de Blasio administration can accomplish when it decides to take its public safety mandate seriously.

Queens Boulevard Redesign Coming to Forest Hills in July

By David Meyer | May 24, 2018 | 11 Comments

DOT's fourth and final planned phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign will extend bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements east to Union Turnpike. Cycling on last year's segment is up 127 percent so far in 2018.

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