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Ride for a Safer Queens Boulevard Tonight
In July, bicycle advocates and family members of Asif Rahman, who was killed while biking on Queens Boulevard earlier this year, called on the city to transform the "Boulevard of Death" into a street that safely serves all users. The effort to make Queens Boulevard a complete street continues tonight at 6:30 p.m., when Transportation Alternatives leads a group ride from the Queensborough Bridge to Elmhurst, the first in a series of monthly "bike pools." From T.A.:
September 12, 2008
Make Queens Boulevard a Complete Street
Last February, 22-year-old Asif Rahman
was hit and killed by a truck while riding his bicycle on Queens
Boulevard. Though the infamous "Boulevard of Death" is a lot safer than it used to be, it still produces far too many injuries and fatalities. Asif's family, Council member Jim Gennaro, and Transportation Alternatives held a
press conference yesterday, covered by Streetfilms' Elizabeth Press, calling on New York City government to transform Queens Boulevard into a "complete street," with a physically-protected bike lane and safer pedestrian crossings. Queens Council Members John Liu and Eric
Gioia also signed on to a letter urging Mayor Bloomberg to complete Queens Boulevard.
July 28, 2008
Queens CBs Greet Vernon Boulevard Bike Lanes With Skepticism
Last month, DOT striped buffered bike lanes on Vernon Boulevard (right), part of a package of safety improvements for the north-south corridor that parallels the western Queens waterfront [PDF]. Bike facilities are scarce in this part of the city, and the addition of the new lanes, which eliminated a lane of parking along parts of the route, has not come without opposition from the local community boards, CB1 and CB2. But as Transportation Alternatives' Queens Committee Chair Mike Heffron reports, residents also organized to voice support for the project.
July 7, 2008
Streetfilms: The First Tour de Queens
Nearly 500 people braved the mid-90s heat yesterday to take part in the inaugural Tour de Queens, and Steetfilms' Clarence Eckerson was there to document the occasion.
June 9, 2008
Sneak Preview: More Queens Bike Lanes and Bike-Friendly Zoning
If only a zoning amendment could retroactively require the New York Times Building to provide bike parking.
May 16, 2008
Streetfilm: Snackin’ and Schwaggin’ in Queens
Community board intransigence aside, cyclists abound in Queens, where Transportation Alternatives set up shop this week to hand out Bike Month snacks and schwag to commuters coming off the Queensborough Bridge. Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson was there.
May 9, 2008
CB2 Chairman Punts Queens Greenway Vote Over Loss of Parking
From Transportation Alternatives' Queens Committee Chair Mike Heffron:
May 9, 2008
Queens Pricing Opponent Is Right: $8 Is Crazy
Comrie is right -- $8 to drive into mid-Manhattan is nuts. The fee should be at least $40.
April 3, 2008
“Thums” Down and Zero Unispheres for Queens Pricing Supporters
Oppose congestion pricing and all this could be yours
March 31, 2008
What Western Queens Stands to Lose Without Congestion Pricing
Queens residents crash Friday's anti-pricing rally
March 31, 2008