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Bus Lane Foes Lancman and Simanowitz: Car Dependence Is a Fact of Life
What happens when you hold a meeting about better bus service but bus riders don't show up?
January 23, 2015
Big Turnout for DOT’s First Queens Boulevard Safety Workshop
Change is coming to the most feared street in New York.
January 22, 2015
Pulaski Bridge Bike Path Now Scheduled to Open by End of 2015
About a year behind schedule, a major project to improve walking and biking between Queens and Brooklyn is set to move forward in 2015.
December 11, 2014
Teen Driver Kills Senior on Street With No Sidewalks, NYPD Blames Victim
A teenage driver ran over a senior on a street with no sidewalks Sunday, and NYPD cast blame on the victim. The crash occurred in a police precinct where motorists have killed at least three pedestrians in 2014.
December 8, 2014
A 90-Second Appeal to Fix Woodhaven Boulevard With BRT
The BRT for NYC coalition recently released this short video that succinctly makes the case for change on Woodhaven Boulevard in southeast Queens. If you haven't personally experienced Woodhaven as a pedestrian or bus rider, it's a good introduction to what's at stake as NYC DOT and the MTA move forward with a project to improve transit service and street safety along more than 14 miles of this major corridor.
December 3, 2014
Envisioning a Safer Queens Boulevard Where People Want to Walk
While safety improvements have saved lives on Queens Boulevard since the late 1990s, when it was routine for more than a dozen people to be killed in a single year, the "Boulevard of Death" remains one of New York City's most dangerous streets. As DOT prepares to launch a comprehensive safety overhaul in the coming months, advocates have published some ideas about how to redesign Queens Boulevard for the Vision Zero era.
November 25, 2014
Queens DA Richard Brown on Driver Who Killed Allison Liao: Accidents Happen
A letter from District Attorney Richard Brown's office explaining why no charges were filed against the driver who killed 3-year-old Allison Liao offers disturbing insight into the mindset of prosecutors charged with holding motorists accountable for serious traffic crashes in Queens.
November 17, 2014
Julissa Ferreras Joins Corona Residents in Planning for a Safer 111th Street
Residents and community groups in Corona are working to tame traffic on an extra-wide street that separates their neighborhood from the largest park in Queens. They're backed by a council member who, in addition to putting aside funds for the project, is asking the city to bring bike lanes and traffic calming to the rest of her district.
November 10, 2014
First Look: Woodhaven BRT Could Set New Standard for NYC Busways
NYC DOT and the MTA have developed three design concepts for Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard in southeast Queens, and two of them go further than previous SBS routes to keep cars from slowing down buses [PDF]. All of the options include some measures to shorten crossing distances for pedestrians on one of the city's widest and most dangerous streets.
November 6, 2014
Martin Srodin, 46, Killed by Semi Truck Driver in Glendale Crosswalk
A truck driver killed a pedestrian in Glendale this morning. Police had filed no charges as of this afternoon. It is unclear if the truck was legally allowed to operate on city streets.
October 23, 2014