Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Queens CB 2 Votes Unanimously in Favor of Queens Blvd Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jun 5, 2015 | 11 Comments

Big changes are coming to Queens Boulevard in Woodside this summer after a unanimous vote last night from Queens Community Board 2 for a DOT redesign. The plan will add protected bike lanes and expand pedestrian space on 1.3 miles of the “Boulevard of Death,” from Roosevelt Avenue to 74th Street [PDF]. Six people were killed on this stretch of […]

2 Queens Community Board Members Hold Up a Safety Project for Thousands

By Stephen Miller | Jun 3, 2015 | 12 Comments

The transportation committee of Queens Community Board 4, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, is comprised of three people. On Monday evening, two of them showed up to a meeting — that’s quorum, apparently — and they really, really did not want any changes to 111th Street. Here’s the backstory: The Queens Museum, working with Immigrant Movement International, Make […]

The Post’s Highly Selective Outrage About Traffic Violence

By Stephen Miller | May 28, 2015 | 23 Comments

Yesterday, a driver fleeing police killed a cyclist on East 129th Street near Madison Avenue. DNAinfo, the Daily News, CBS 2, and WPIX all covered the crash. So did the Post, but the paper reserved its front page for a different bike story, assigning a reporter and photographer to tail Jason Marshall, the cyclist who struck and killed […]

DOT Safety Plan for Corona’s 111th Street Faces Uphill Battle at Queens CB 4

By Stephen Miller | Apr 6, 2015 | 16 Comments

A dangerous street that Corona residents have to cross to get to Flushing Meadows Corona Park is in line for a serious traffic-calming plan, complete with a two-way protected bike lane [PDF], but local community board members are balking at the proposal. Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the largest park in Queens, is ringed by highways that cut […]

Queens Boulevard Safety Plan Has First Encounter With a Community Board

By Stephen Miller | Apr 1, 2015 | 18 Comments

Skepticism from the Community Board 2 transportation committee toward DOT’s proposed changes for Queens Boulevard wore off over the course of a meeting last night, as board members learned more about the project for 1.3 miles of safety improvements [PDF]. DOT will return to the committee again after tweaking the plan, which appears to be on track to receive CB 2’s backing by […]

More Details From DOT’s Plan to Add Protected Bike Lanes to Queens Blvd

By Stephen Miller | Mar 31, 2015 | 31 Comments

Here’s a closer look at DOT’s plan to add protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety measures to 1.3 miles of Queens Boulevard. DOT will be presenting these slides tonight to the Queens Community Board 2 transportation committee [PDF]. The top image shows the proposed layout on blocks where drivers can exit the central roadway to access the service […]

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