Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Calming

A rendering of the redesigned Queens Boulevard once it's built out with concrete and street plantings. Image: DOT

Queens Boulevard Safety Overhaul in Rego Park Clears Community Board 6 Committee

By David Meyer | May 2, 2017 | 21 Comments

Last night, the public got a look at the next phase of DOT's Queens Boulevard redesign, which will extend protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and traffic calming treatments through Rego Park to Yellowstone Boulevard. The project got a thumbs up from the Queens Community Board 6 transportation committee in a 7 to 3 vote.

Safety Improvements for 111th Street Coming Monday

By David Meyer | Apr 5, 2017 | 1 Comment

When the city decides to act on street safety, it can act fast. Case in point: DOT will begin implementing the redesign of 111th Street in Corona on Monday, less than two weeks after Mayor de Blasio said the project would proceed.

DOT Slow-Turn Treatments Are Like Sneckdowns That Never Melt

By Brad Aaron | Apr 4, 2017 | 13 Comments

DOT is following nature’s lead with inexpensive and effective treatments that slow driver turns year-round.

Mayor de Blasio and Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland in Corona last night. Photo: NYC Mayor's Office/Flickr

Mayor Advances 111th Street Safety Plan: "The Right Thing to Do"

By David Meyer | Mar 30, 2017 | 10 Comments

Mayor de Blasio gave the go-ahead to DOT's plan for a road diet, wider pedestrian medians, and a two-way protected bike lanes on 111th Street in Corona. The mayor made the announcement last night at a neighborhood town hall in response to a question from Vero Ramirez of Mujeres en Movimiento.

VFW Post 150 was at maximum capacity for last night's Queens CB 4 meeting. Photo: David Meyer

Time for de Blasio to Make 111th Street Safer Without Waiting for James Lisa and Queens CB 4

By David Meyer | Mar 22, 2017 | 4 Comments

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.

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#Sneckdowns Before and After: The Final Storm

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 17, 2017 | No Comments

After a decade of documenting nature's traffic calming, I decided to go out to the snowy streets of Jackson Heights for one final Streetfilm about the craze we helped start: sneckdowns!

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