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New Law May Make School Zones Safer — But Why Does DOT Act So Slowly, Pols Ask
City traffic "engineers" rely too heavily on federal guidelines that are biased against pedestrians. But a change may be on the way, at least for school zones.
March 16, 2022
DONOVAN RICHARDS: A Linear Park on 34th Avenue Can Lead the Reimagining of Our Streets
Borough President Donovan Richards is the latest Queens elected official to champion a conversion of a car sewer into a 24-7 park.
May 11, 2021
Queens Beep Pledges Big Cash for Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Project
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards will announce on Tuesday that he will allocate $3 million from his office's infrastructure funds to underwrite a security fence on the Queensboro Bridge.
May 10, 2021
Queens Borough President Reappoints Community Board Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die
“Democracy is at its strongest when the voices of all the people it serves are elevated," Beep Donovan Richards said. And that apparently goes for Kim Ohanian, too.
April 7, 2021
Donovan Richards: Every Neighborhood In Queens Deserves A Connected Bike Network
Queens Beep Donovan Richards laid out an ambitious, aggressive transportation agenda in his 2021 State of the Borough. Could Queens be changing?
March 5, 2021
DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates for Queens District 31
Streetsblog spoke to the top hopefuls to see what they believe needs to be addressed. If you read no other Queens council story today, this is the one.
February 19, 2021
Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’ Leave Out Neighborhoods That Need It Most
A map created by the Trust for Public Land reinforces the inequitable distribution of open streets so far.
May 21, 2020
Queens Pol (And Would-Be Borough President) Demands a Busway in Jamaica
Council Member Donovan Richards — who is also running for Beep — said Archer Avenue in Jamaica should go car free to support better transit.
March 6, 2020
Key Council Member: NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Chan ‘Needs Improvement’
"There are no shortage of issues we want the NYPD to be better at, and this is one of them," Donovan Richards said.
October 28, 2019
Take That, Haters: Woodhaven Blvd. Bus Lanes Have Sped Up Service With Minimal Impact on Drivers
Another successful SBS line should finally shut up opponents of good bus service.
November 21, 2018
