DOT Should Bypass CB 12 and Build Out the Dyckman Bike Lane Project
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More than 300 people have been injured on Dyckman in the nine years since Inwood residents asked CB 12 and DOT for a street redesign.
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A Short, Simple Bike Lane on Franklin Ave Got Snarled at Brooklyn CB 9
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The Brooklyn Community Board 9 transportation committee endorsed a seven-block bike lane on Franklin Avenue earlier this month, but now it looks like a procedural snafu may scuttle the bike connection between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard.
Time for de Blasio to Make 111th Street Safer Without Waiting for James Lisa and Queens CB 4
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City Hall can move ahead with the redesign without a community board vote in favor. It's simply cruel to keep in place dangerous crossings with high-speed traffic when a better design is ready to go and so many people have campaigned for safer conditions for so long.
Brooklyn CB Committee OKs Franklin Ave Bike Lane Shelved Since 2014
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The transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 9 last night endorsed DOT’s plan to put a bike lane on Franklin Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard. Previously, DOT had installed a bike lane north of the parkway in 2014, but backed off the segment south of Eastern Parkway when CB 9 opposed it.
Trottenberg: Safer 111th Street “Tremendously Important” But Let’s See How CB 4 Votes
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Days after a member of Queens Community Board 4 said a protected bike lane on 111th Street won't be necessary because undocumented immigrants will be deported, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg called the project "tremendously important" but stopped short of saying the city will definitely proceed with it.
Queens CB 4 Member: No One Will Need Bike Lanes “Once Trump Removes the Illegals”
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Ann Pfoser Darby, a long-time member of Queens Community Board 4, argued last night that 111th Street by Flushing Meadows Corona Park doesn't need a protected bike lane because Donald Trump will deport "all the illegals." City Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland is now calling for Borough President Melinda Katz to remove Darby from the board.