Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queensboro Bridge

EDC’s Queens Plaza Project Adds Better Bike-Ped Routes, Subtracts Parking

By Noah Kazis | Jul 20, 2010 | 7 Comments

The Queens Plaza North bike lane will run in a center median. Image: NYCEDC Protected bike paths are coming to Queens Plaza as part of a major redesign of the area by the city’s Economic Development Corporation. Construction work to transform the dangerous, overwide streets and surface parking at "the gateway to Queens" has been […]

The Race for District 26: Who Will Stem the Traffic Tide?

By Ben Fried | Sep 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Top to bottom: Deirdre Feerick, James Van Bramer, Brent O’Leary. Of all the City Council districts in New York, the one crying out the loudest for transportation reform might just be the seat vacated by Eric Gioia — District 26 in the southwestern corner of Queens. Gioia, after some wobbling, voted yes on congestion pricing […]

The Short History of Queensboro Bridge Tolls

By Brad Aaron | Jun 1, 2009 | 7 Comments

In 1909, wrote the Times, tolls on the brand new Queensboro Bridge were temporarily suspended for a "touring contest" on Long Island, described as "an enjoyable diversion for a great many New York and Brooklyn motorists." We learned from yesterday’s Queensboro Bridge centennial commemoration that the toll was 10 cents for car crossings in 1909. […]

Streetfilms: The Queensboro Bridge Turns 100

By Brad Aaron | Jun 1, 2009 | 4 Comments

New York celebrated the 100th birthday of the Queensboro Bridge yesterday, and Clarence Eckerson was on hand to document the occasion for Streetfilms. As pointed out in the vid by "Gridlock" Sam Schwartz, back in 1909 drivers paid 10 cents to cross the Q’boro — or $4.66 for a round trip in today’s dollars. Motorists […]

Police Slowing Cyclists on Queensborough Bridge

By Brad Aaron | Aug 14, 2008 | 70 Comments

From the Streetsblog tipwire: The past two mornings there have been NYPD officers parked on the Queensborough Bridge bike/pedestrian path. They’ve been stopping cyclists in an effort to slow them down with the construction on the bridge. However there’s been no active construction when I’ve ridden through. Safety is certainly a concern but having an […]

Proof That Congestion Pricing Supporters Do Exist in Queens

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 25, 2008 | 15 Comments

Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee Chair Mike Heffron sends along this report from last night’s traffic commission hearing at York College in Jamaica, Queens. No huge surprise, Assemblymen Andrew Hevesi and Rory Lancman both came out against congestion pricing, citing not enough evidence it would work and demanding transit improvements without explaining where the money would […]

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