Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queensboro Bridge

The Queensboro Bridge, packed with essential workers just trying to get to and from work. File photo: Melodie Bryant

Sunday’s Protest to Demand More Pedestrian Space on the Queensboro Bridge Has Historic Echoes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

Activists will gather at the Queensboro Bridge on Sunday to demand more space for pedestrians, 30 years after a similar band of pedestrian advocates got arrested for doing the same.

Crush city: the combined bike and pedestrian path on the Queensboro Bridge. Photo: Melodie Bryant

OPINION: Give Pedestrians a Lane on the Queensboro Bridge

By Billy Freeland and Julia Forman | Sep 1, 2020 | No Comments

Cyclists and walkers both need their own space on the crowded span, say two Council hopefuls. Cars have plenty!

Friday’s Headlines: Weekend Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 28, 2020 | No Comments

We got a little distracted last night watching the Republican campaign ad, so let's get right to the daily news digest.

Pedestrians and cyclists going east and west on the Queensboro Bridge share a narrow path. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: DOT Chief Accepts Council Offer of Queensboro Bridge Fix Cash

By Dave Colon | Aug 28, 2020 | No Comments

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said she welcomes a recent City Council offer to pay for turning the South Outer Roadway on the Queensboro Bridge into a badly needed pedestrian lane on the jammed up bridge.

A Roundy and a Roundy: Take the Money, Bill!

By Streetsblog | Aug 24, 2020 | No Comments

Sleepy de Blasio strikes again — and won't add space for cyclists and pedestrians on the Queensboro Bridge.

New City Hall Excuse for Squeezing Pedestrians on QBB: It’s More Work Than You Think!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 23, 2020 | No Comments

City officials have trotted out a new reason for why they cannot give pedestrians and cyclists more space on the Queensboro Bridge.

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