Category Archives: Transportation
Residents at a local community board meeting got a chance to chime in on the potential addition of speed humps to roads in Woodhaven before the official vote. At the Community Board 9 meeting on Tuesday, May 8, Chairperson Andrea Crawford announced that, when the board next meets in June, it would vote on whether or not to install speed humps in three areas within their district. The three speed hump locations are all in Woodhaven: 80th Street between Park … Continue reading
The May meeting of the Lindenwood Alliance led to further discussion among residents over the recent proposals by the MTA to modify bus routes in Howard Beach and Lindenwood. Residents remain concerned over the fact that bus routes have been changed to eliminate stops and require transfers when traveling to Rockaway or Broad Channel. Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton was on hand at the meeting and said she would be detailing the community’s concerns in a letter to the … Continue reading
Residents are up in arms about upcoming service changes proposed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for routes serving Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach. The agency says it is eyeing other changes as well. MTA officials at the May meeting of Community Board 10 (CB 10) announced that starting on July 1, there will be modifications along the routes of the Q11, Q21 and Q41. In the Lindenwood section, riders traveling to and from the south, namely Broad Channel … Continue reading
Glendale residents got their second look at a proposed pedestrian plaza, which would give the neighborhood a different look if it goes through. The city Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and the Ridgewood Local Development Corporation hosted a public hearing on Wednesday, May 2 at the Redeemer Lutheran School about the pedestrian plaza in Glendale, which would close off a small slice of 70th Street between Cooper and Myrtle avenues and turn it into … Continue reading
As another way to drum up support for a possible new transportation option in Queens, one local legislator has turned to the internet to gather signatures. Asssemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway) recently launched a petition on his assembly website to get community support for restoring the Rockaway Beach Rail Line, which would stretch 3.5 miles starting from Rego Park and continuing through the Rockaways. The rail, which would come across the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) line, has been inactive since … Continue reading
Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and the Forest Hills Civic Association (FHCA) both announced Tuesday night that they are ready to fight against the reactivation of the Rockaway Beach Rail Line that some state assemblymen have called for recently. That Long Island Rail Road line has been inactive since 1962. It runs from Forest Hills and Rego Park south to the Rockaways. In recent months, assemblymen Phillip Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) and Mike Miller (D-Glendale) have advocated revitalizing the line. They … Continue reading
In a reversal of a decision made nearly two years ago, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has made a directional change that is sure to be welcoming news to store owners in Ozone Park. The DOT announced late last month that it has changed Liberty Avenue between 93rd Street and Cross Bay Boulevard back to a two-way street. It was previously a one-way street going eastbound, which was part of a DOT plan that included a traffic barrier at Liberty … Continue reading
The only intra-borough toll in New York State has been partially eliminated for the residents most directly impacted — in the Rockaways and the small hamlet of Broad Channel. Governor Andrew Cuomo included in the New York State 2012- 2013 budget a discount for Rockaway and Broad Channel residents that use the Cross Bay Bridge to go to and from the peninsula and into Broad Channel and the neighboring area of Howard Beach. The discount is only for drivers … Continue reading
Is the return of train service to Elmhurst coming full throttle ahead? That is what city officials and local advocates are hoping is the case, as recent talks with officials from the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) appear to have yielded hope that the long inactive Elmhurst train station could once again be activated. According to city Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), who represents Elmhurst, LIRR officials recently sat down with representatives from both his office and that of U.S. … Continue reading
After months of investigation and studies by the Department of Transportation (DOT), Community Board 6 voted overwhelmingly to approve a traffic calming plan that will bring changes to two major streets in Rego Park. The approved plan, which was presented by DOT at CB 6’s latest meeting on March 14, will see 62nd Drive and 63rd Road undergo changes that will slow down traffic for drivers and make it safer for pedestrians walking on those two streets, which serve the … Continue reading
As trucks were rumbling past behind Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and students from P.S. 229, he and parents explained why kids shouldn’t have to dodge those trucks to make it to school. Last week, they were standing in front of the intersection at Laurel Hill Boulevard and 61st Street where vehicles were disembarking from the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. The group was there to keep pressing the Department of Education(DOE). Last month, the DOE promised to reassess a decision that took … Continue reading
Before an elderly woman was struck and killed in late February while crossing an intersection in Howard Beach, elected and police officials had tried to get the city Department of Transportation (DOT) to make changes at the high-risk intersection. While crossing the street at the intersection of 157th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard on Feb. 20, Lucille Gross, 72, was hit by a car attempting to make a left turn southbound on Cross Bay Boulevard. Gross, a longtime South Queens … Continue reading
Richmond Hill residents got some welcoming news regarding renovations to several local subway stations, which is something they’ve been petitioning for. At the Richmond Hill Economic Development Council (RHEDC) meeting on Wednesday, Feb.29, two officials from the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) announced that six subway stations in the Richmond Hill/ Ozone Park Area with get renovations that are expected to start in December of this year. As part of subway renovation projects in Ozone Park and Richmond Hill, The Ozone … Continue reading
Citing safety concerns, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder is calling for an intersection in Lindenwood to be reexamined and possibly changed. Goldfeder said that he wants the Department of Transportation (DOT) to look at the intersection of 88th Street and 153rd Avenue in Lindenwood because the triangle and signage that currently directs traffic is confusing for drivers. According to the assemblyman, people driving frequently turn into the wrong lane or ignore directional signs, which causes them to drive over crosswalks or ignore … Continue reading
With one traffic change already in the books, a local politician has shifted his attention to another transportation issue. State Senator Joe Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) is asking the Department of Transportation (DOT) to remove the traffic barrier on Liberty Avenue that prevents people driving on Cross Bay Boulevard from turning onto that avenue. This comes after news came out last week that DOT changed parking regulations on the north side of Rockaway Boulevard between Cross Bay and Liberty avenues. It … Continue reading