Queens Community Board 5 Transportation Committee: Bike Lane Planning

By Streetsblog
Nov 18, 2013

Among other items on the agenda, Queens Community Board 5’s transportation committee will hear an update from the Department of City Planning about bike route planning and from DOT and DDC on plaza construction on Myrtle Avenue.

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Queens CB 5 Set to Move Ahead With Bike Lane Planning, Plaza Construction

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2013

In Queens, Community Board 2 has garnered attention for its partnership with DOT on bike route planning. Immediately to the southeast, CB 5 has been busy working with the Department of City Planning on a parallel effort to map out routes in Ridgewood, Maspeth, and Middle Village that could receive bike lanes as soon as fall […]

This Week: Queens Blvd Redesign Up for a Community Board Vote

By Streetsblog | Jun 1, 2015

DOT’s overhaul of Queens Boulevard in Woodside, which includes 1.3 miles of protected bike lanes, is up for a vote at Queens Community Board 2 twice this week. Also: Opponents have gathered petitions agains Upper Manhattan’s first protected bike lane — you can defend it at Community Board 12 tonight. Here are the highlights. Check the Streetsblog […]

The DOT project calls for six miles of protected bike lanes on Northern Boulevard and other streets near Joe Michaels Mile. Image: DOT

Queens Community Board 11 Got Up to Some Monkey Business Last Night

By David Meyer | Jul 18, 2017

One member of the board is dead-set against repurposing street space on high-speed Northern Boulevard so people can safely bike to Joe Michaels Mile.

Queens CB 11 Plans Secret Meeting to Delay Northern Blvd Safety Fixes [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Jul 14, 2017

Earlier this year, Queens Community Board 11 voted for a DOT project to create several miles of protected bike lanes linking to the Joe Michaels Mile bike path. There were multiple public meetings about the redesign, but now members of the board are planning a closed meeting on Monday to hear objections to it.

This Week: Dueling Mayoral Forums, 125th Street SBS

By Streetsblog | May 6, 2013

Dueling mayoral forums kick off a busy week on the Streetsblog calendar. In addition to all the public meetings highlighted below, there are lots of social events and rides on the full calendar, available here. Monday: Two mayoral forums are happening tonight, one hosted by the New York League of Conservation Voters in Riverdale, and the […]

This Week: Safer Routes to Flushing Meadows Corona Park

By Streetsblog | Jun 29, 2015

The street safety plan for 111th Street in Queens and bike-share station planning in East Harlem are the two big calendar items during this holiday-shortened week. Here are the highlights — check the Streetsblog calendar for the full slate of events: Tuesday: The City Council transportation committee is holding a hearing on a pair of administration-backed bills that would slow down […]