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Western Queens Locals Tell DOT Their Vision for Bike-Friendly Neighborhoods
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Many cyclists in Queens feel theirs is the forgotten borough. Though it ranks first in size and second in population, Queens ranks third behind Brooklyn and Manhattan in bike lanes. And the existing bike lanes too rarely link up, cyclists say, discouraging bicycle use for commuting to work or for recreation. With the goal of […]
DOT Presents Full Menu of Street Improvements for Jackson Heights
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When large numbers of pedestrians, trucks and cars battle for limited space, you get a traffic mess. When that traffic mess is in one of the nation’s first high-density garden communities, which now is also one of the nation’s most diverse communities, you get Jackson Heights. City transportation planners are taking another shot at untangling […]