Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queensboro Bridge

Curbside space turned into dining on Mott Street. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Pedestrianize ‘Main Street’ To Save It, Says Comptroller (and Mayoral Hopeful) Scott Stringer

By Dave Colon | Aug 7, 2020 | No Comments

The future of the city's economic recovery could be determined by our own two feet, according to a series of proposals from the city's top money man.

The proposed "Queens Ribbon." Rendering: Sam Schwartz Engineering

Opinion: Gridlock Sam’s Ribbon Bridges Are Growing on Me

By Samuel Santaella | Jul 20, 2020 | No Comments

The proposed bike/ped spans would help active transportation citywide. In fact, we could use more of them!

Advocates Cool to Proposed Cyclist, Pedestrian Bridges

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments

Gridlock Sam's idea is good, but money would be better spent on fixing existing spans, they say.

Crush city: the combined bike and pedestrian path on the Queensboro Bridge. Photo: Melodie Bryant

EXCUSES, EXCUSES: DOT Offers Entirely New Rationale for Not Making 59th St. Bridge Safe for Peds, Cyclists

By Dave Colon and Julianne Cuba | May 6, 2020 | No Comments

The outer lane of the roadway is not safe enough for people on foot who might fall over a low fence, Commissioner Polly Trottenberg now says.

People enjoying street space during a "Car-Free Sunday" in the Netherlands, circa 1973. Could such a happy scene happen in New York City? Photo: Anefo/Nationaal Archief

Op-Ed: Four Ideas To Bolster Cycling During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

By Lauren Rushing | Apr 21, 2020 | No Comments

Cities around the world have turned to biking to help ease crises, leading to permanent mobility changes. Here's ways cycling could help New York, too.

No, Seriously, DOT, Give Cyclists and Pedestrians Emergency Space on the Queensboro Bridge

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

A Queens City Council Member says the coronavirus heightens the need for separate lanes for pedestrians and cyclists on the Queensboro Bridge.

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