Phase two of the Queens Boulevard redesign, in Elmhurst, is a significant safety improvement that's weakened by a major detour near the Queens Center Mall.
In 2017, will City Hall be more committed to ambitious street redesigns that save lives? An early litmus test will be Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn -- which is ripe for a protected bike lane but is currently in line for much more modest changes from NYC DOT.
Eight years of talking about design upgrades for Dyckman Street was not enough for Manhattan Community Board 12, which voted to table part of a DOT plan to add bike lanes to the major Inwood cross street last night.
Bronx Community Board 4 has endorsed a proposal to make the Grand Concourse a complete street with protected bike lanes, dedicated bus lanes, and pedestrian islands.