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Council Speaker Corey Johnson, surrounded by Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill residents who support covering over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to benefit their neighborhoods, said he'd love to tear down the roadway, if there is a "responsible" plan to do so. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Corey Johnson Would Consider BQE Teardown — If Someone Presents It

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 25, 2020 | No Comments

Council Speaker Corey Johnson dismissed simply tearing down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway — but only, he told Streetsblog on Tuesday, because no one has put forward a "responsible" plan for doing it.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway just south of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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Tuesday’s Headlines: Brooklyn-Queens ExpressWHY Edition

By Streetsblog | Feb 25, 2020 | No Comments

Here it is, people, your hashtag: #BrooklynQueensExpressWHY. Plus the other stories from yesterday.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

ANALYSIS: Corey Johnson’s Two BQE Recommendations Will Enable, Not Break, the Car Culture

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 24, 2020 | No Comments

Whether it's an $11-billion tunnel or a $3.2-billion highway buried under a park, neither solution to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway reduces car use.

The Mayor Doesn’t Agree With His Own ‘Expert’ Panel To Nix Two Lanes On BQE

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 1, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor apparently has never heard of the concept of "induced demand."

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Op-Ed: Imagining Downtown Brooklyn Without the BQE

By Michael King | Jan 9, 2020 | No Comments

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

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

"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.

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