Tag: safe-biking-in-queens

Ridgewood Rides launches campaign to expand and improve bike infrastructure in Queens

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Apr. 24, 2025 By Colum Motherway A local advocacy group focused on cycling and street safety is taking significant steps to improve bike connectivity in Queens.  Ridgewood Rides, a grassroots organization founded in 2022, has officially launched its new campaign, “Complete the Connections,” calling for an expansion and improvement of bicycle infrastructure that links…

How ‘political war’ broke out at a DOT workshop for a waterfront greenway in Eastern Queens

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Oct. 25, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) community planning workshop, aimed at gathering public input on the far eastern segment of the newly proposed 16-mile Queens Waterfront Greenway project, started fairly calmly but ultimately erupted into dissent, leading half of the attendees to leave without giving their formal input. Over…