Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jamaica

DOT Proposes Five Ped Refuges For Hillside Avenue in Queens

By Noah Kazis | Feb 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

One of the most dangerous streets in Queens is slated for a safety upgrade, with the Department of Transportation proposing five new pedestrian refuge islands along Hillside Avenue [PDF]. The intervention is a relatively modest one, however, with no narrowing of the roadway and fewer pedestrian refuges than a previous proposal for the corridor. Hillside […]

Leroy Comrie Weighs in on New Jamaica Bus Lanes

By Noah Kazis | May 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

With thousands of bus riders per hour traveling each direction on Archer Avenue, DOT’s proposed bus improvements for Downtown Jamaica are some of the most important street redesigns on the table right now. But previous bus improvements in this part of Queens have been politically vulnerable — a proposed Select Bus Service route along Merrick […]

DOT’s Jamaica Plan: Unclog Queens Transit Hub With 1.4 Miles of Bus Lanes

By Noah Kazis | May 16, 2011 | 3 Comments

We missed these when they were first released in late March, but DOT has come out with its preliminary recommendations for improving bus service in downtown Jamaica [PDF]. The plan calls for adding roughly a mile and a half of new bus lanes and beefing up an equal amount of existing lanes. It would also […]