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Bicycle Safety

Panel Votes Down Eastern Queens Bike Lanes — But DOT Says it Will Move Forward

John Surico (<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnSurico" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@johnsurico</a>) lives in Astoria and teaches journalism at New York University. He is the Senior Fellow for Climate and Opportunity at Center for Urban Future, a leading think tank in New York City, and the chairperson of the 31st Avenue Open Street Collective, Inc., in Queens.

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Composting

OPINION: With Composting, Give the People More Options

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Climate Change

After an Epic Fail, the City Relaunches Residential Composting

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Dave Colon

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A Dozen-Plus Electeds Back QueensLink Subway Expansion

Bicycle Infrastructure

City’s Proposed Eastern Queens Bike Network Needs Work, Activists Say

Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Samuel Santaella

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OPINION: Swap Out Car Lanes for a Center-Running Bus Lane, Better Bike Facilities on Queens Boulevard

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Julianne Cuba

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Eyes on the Street: Welcome to Blissville, Queens 

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Buses

ANALYSIS: Money is the Real Star of the Queens Bus Network Redesign

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Eastern Regional Final is an Epic Battle of Long Island

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Wednesday’s Headlines: The New Bus Map is Here Edition

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