‘We Told You So!’: Crash Highlights Street Dangers in Queens
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How many more people must be hurt or killed before the city prioritizes DOT's proven, life saving improvements over the convenience of drivers?
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Forest Hills
De Blasio Won’t Say Words ‘Bike Lane’ and ‘Queens Blvd.’ Together
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Mayor de Blasio declined to commit to installing a protected bike lane — which is his own administration's plan — as part of the long-delayed final phase of the Queens Boulevard safety redesign.
Mayor Reiterates Commitment to Queens Blvd. Safety Fixes Despite Delays
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"We obviously are committed to Queens Boulevard," de Blasio tells reporters.
Queens Blvd. Safety Upgrade Mysteriously Delayed in Forest Hills
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We are in an age when proven street safety improvements still get stalled by parochial local concerns.
City Loading Zone Plan Will Help Ease Traffic On Austin Street In Queens — But Local Pols Still Oppose It
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Loading zones reduce congestion and improve safety in commercial areas. Why do politicians instinctively support on-street car storage instead?
Crankiness About Car Storage Can’t Stop the Queens Boulevard Redesign
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It's an example of what the de Blasio administration can accomplish when it decides to take its public safety mandate seriously.