Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Woodhaven

Deadly Woodhaven Boulevard and NYC’s Broken Community Board Process

By David Meyer | Oct 25, 2016 | 8 Comments

Yesterday morning, a driver struck and killed 13-year-old Jazmine Marin as she walked across Cross Bay Boulevard at 149th Avenue on her way to school. The location is deadly — one other person has been struck and killed there since 2012, and Cross Bay is one of the most dangerous streets in the city. From 2009 to 2013, […]

Ulrich Back on Board With Woodhaven SBS After DOT Waters Down Turn Bans

By David Meyer | May 16, 2016 | 2 Comments

DOT has halved the number of left-turn restrictions and cut about a mile of bus lanes from its plan to enhance bus service on Woodhaven Boulevard. The changes will dampen the expected improvements in bus speeds and pedestrian safety but have won over Council Member Eric Ulrich, who’s back on board supporting Woodhaven Select Bus Service. Most of the street […]

Eric Ulrich Flip-Flops on Woodhaven Boulevard Redesign

By Brad Aaron | Jan 21, 2016 | 94 Comments

After coming out strong for Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard, City Council Member Eric Ulrich has done a 180. “The plan that they proposed, it stinks,” Ulrich told the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, according to the Queens Chronicle. “I don’t think it’s good. I think we have to go back to the drawing board.” The Woodhaven […]

DOT: Full Woodhaven Boulevard Upgrades Coming Sometime Next Decade

By David Meyer | Dec 16, 2015 | 2 Comments

DOT and the MTA will roll out enhanced bus service on Woodhaven Boulevard in 2017, but several miles of the promised bus lanes won’t come until the 2020s, agency representatives said yesterday. While DOT says the Woodhaven overhaul will be built, the city is providing no certainty as to when the Department of Design and Construction will complete the street […]

Tish James and Queens Pols to DOT: Finish Strong on Woodhaven BRT

By David Meyer | Dec 7, 2015 | 5 Comments

Public Advocate Letitia James joined Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Donovan Richards, and Queens transit activists on the steps of City Hall this morning to push the de Blasio administration to follow through on its plans for better bus service along Woodhaven Boulevard. Earlier this year, DOT presented plans for bus lanes and pedestrian safety […]

Joe Addabbo Tells Voters to Fight Bus Lanes on Street Where He Drives Daily

By Ben Fried | Nov 3, 2015 | 15 Comments

The overhaul of Woodhaven Boulevard in southeast Queens promises to make buses faster and more reliable while preventing injuries and deaths on one of the most dangerous streets in the city. Naturally, State Senator Joseph Addabbo is mobilizing constituents to oppose the project and keep Woodhaven the way it is. Addabbo has been agitating against the […]

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