Tag: bike lanes

DOT announces completion of Queens Boulevard Redesign, celebrated as ‘Boulevard of Life’ transformation

DOT officials, elected officials and transportation advocates cut the ribbon for the Queens Boulevard Redesign. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Nov. 12, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 12, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Department of Transportation representatives and elected officials gathered in Sunnyside Tuesday afternoon to announce the completion of the sixth and final phase of the Queens Boulevard Redesign, which has resulted in a 68% decline in fatalities along the boulevard since work began in 2015…. Read more »

Bike lane improvements coming to several Queens locations: DOT

Apr. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Generations of cyclists have taken their lives into their own hands as they made the journey from the Queens “mainland” to the Rockaways and they often complain about the current bike lane across the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge is inadequate. That will change this year. The city’s Department…
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DOT To Hold Queens Boulevard Reconstruction Workshops as part of Phase III

The NYC Department of Transportation is planning public workshops focusing on the reconstruction of Queens Boulevard in Rego Park and Forest Hills, the third phase in a large redesign project for the busy corridor.

Vikram Sihna, Queens borough planner for the DOT,…