The Mayor Doesn’t Agree With His Own ‘Expert’ Panel To Nix Two Lanes On BQE
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The mayor apparently has never heard of the concept of "induced demand."
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Op-Ed: Imagining Downtown Brooklyn Without the BQE
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Here's what Downtown Brooklyn could look like without the BQE and its ramps slicing through it.
Brooklyn Heights Group Wants to Break the Car Culture, Nix Lanes on Rebuilt BQE
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"We’ve seen the concept of induced demand in a lot of other cities and we’re hoping the planners take [a reduction in lanes] seriously here,” the group's executive director said.
Monday’s Headlines: A Weekend of Indigestion Edition
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We recovered from a weekend of Thanksgiving indigestion only to arise on Sunday and get more agita from car-loving Marcia Kramer's new WCBS2 show. That and all the weekend's headlines are just one click away!
Wednesday’s Headlines: Another Day of Mass Carnage Edition
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Tuesday brought another two dead cyclists in a city that is now already seven cyclist deaths ahead of all of last year. Plus all the other news (including the New Yorker living up to its name, finally!).
$ix Questions About the Massive Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Plan$
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Question 1: Isn't there a better use for $4 billion than to enshrine one of Robert Moses's most disastrous legacies?