Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Woodside

One year ago today: Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, podium, and CB 2 Chair Denise Keehan-Smith, to the right, called for protected bike lanes alongside Flor Jimenez, whose partner Gelacio Reyes was killed by a driver as he biked on 43rd Avenue 12 days earlier. Photo: David Meyer

Jimmy Van Bramer Called for a Protected Bike Lane on 43rd Avenue a Year Ago Today. Now He’s Undecided.

By David Meyer | Apr 13, 2018 | 43 Comments

Queens Community Board 2 Chair Denise Keehan-Smith has also flip-flopped, saying she doesn't want protected bike lanes on 43rd and Skillman.

The Q60 bus will run in the central roadway instead of the Queens Boulevard service roads. Image: DOT

DOT’s Permanent Queens Boulevard Redesign Promises to Speed Up the Sluggish Q60 Bus

By David Meyer | Mar 7, 2018 | 12 Comments

With wider, more accessible pedestrian zones, the Queens Boulevard medians will be able to serve as bus stops, and the plan is to shift the Q60 from the service roads to the central roadway.

A motorist killed a senior at Woodside Avenue and 57th Street in Queens. The red arrow indicates the path of the driver, and the white arrow represents the path of the victim, according to NYPD. Image: Google Maps

NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Senior Walking With Right of Way in Woodside

By Brad Aaron | Feb 21, 2018 | 10 Comments

The collision occurred at an intersection where DOT allows people to park their cars to the edge of crosswalks, which hinders visibility and safety.

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer alongside P.S. 11 students, parents, and teachers yesterday afternoon. Photo: David Meyer

Van Bramer Won't Back Skillman Protected Bike Lane Without Ped Crossing By P.S. 11

By David Meyer | Jan 10, 2018 | 13 Comments

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is withholding support for protected bike lanes connecting Queens Boulevard and the Queensboro Bridge until the city addresses pedestrian safety concerns at P.S. 11 on Skillman Avenue.

DOT Proposes East-West Bike Route on 31st Ave in Queens

By David Meyer | Mar 15, 2016 | 15 Comments

Last summer, a group of Queens residents began organizing as the Queens Bike Initiative. Their mission: to push the city to build bike connections linking their neighborhoods in northern Queens to the borough’s parks. Nine months later, DOT has presented a plan to stripe a bike route on 31st Avenue [PDF], which the Queens Bike Initiative is lauding […]

Before Riding the New Queens Blvd, Go Down Memory Lane With Streetfilms

By Stephen Miller | Aug 27, 2015 | 1 Comment

A celebratory bike ride this evening will mark the installation of bike lanes on Queens Boulevard — a safety improvement years in the making. Take a ride down Queens Boulevard in 2009 with this Streetfilm featuring the “bike pool,” organized to encourage safety in numbers for cyclists on the Boulevard of Death. Things will look quite […]

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