Comments on: DOT to Hold Woodhaven Boulevard Forum Tonight http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/19/dot-to-hold-woodhaven-boulevard-forum-tonight/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:44:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Angus Grieve-Smith http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/19/dot-to-hold-woodhaven-boulevard-forum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-50404 Angus Grieve-Smith Mon, 19 May 2008 18:45:58 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/19/dot-to-hold-woodhaven-boulevard-forum-tonight/#comment-50404 Michael, in my experience you don't need to be at that meeting to make your feelings known to the DOT. You can call Mr. Lenton at the number listed above, or contact Borough Commissioner McCarthy or Commissioner Sadik-Khan. Here's contact info for the DOT, or you can always call 311: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/contactdot/assist.shtml Michael, in my experience you don't need to be at that meeting to make your feelings known to the DOT. You can call Mr. Lenton at the number listed above, or contact Borough Commissioner McCarthy or Commissioner Sadik-Khan. Here's contact info for the DOT, or you can always call 311:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/contactdot/assist.shtml

]]> By: Michael1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/19/dot-to-hold-woodhaven-boulevard-forum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-50400 Michael1 Mon, 19 May 2008 18:08:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/19/dot-to-hold-woodhaven-boulevard-forum-tonight/#comment-50400 Cap'n Transit, that's what I was thinking! Unfortunately, I can't make it and I live <em>on</em> Woodhaven Blvd. That street's design is obscure in so many places when I drive, I can't even imagine when I bike. Personally, I would go with light rail, it uses clean energy and you can carry many people at once. The objective should be to build a transit line to help alleviate overcrowding on the Q11/Q53, while also readjusting the service road width to accomodate bikes. The service road can be reduced to a one-lane travel lane, with a buffered bike lane. This is such short notice but I hope they give another meeting so I can really tell them some more ideas, especially around the Queens Mall area. Cap'n Transit, that's what I was thinking! Unfortunately, I can't make it and I live on Woodhaven Blvd. That street's design is obscure in so many places when I drive, I can't even imagine when I bike. Personally, I would go with light rail, it uses clean energy and you can carry many people at once. The objective should be to build a transit line to help alleviate overcrowding on the Q11/Q53, while also readjusting the service road width to accomodate bikes. The service road can be reduced to a one-lane travel lane, with a buffered bike lane. This is such short notice but I hope they give another meeting so I can really tell them some more ideas, especially around the Queens Mall area.

]]> By: Car and Care Free http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/19/dot-to-hold-woodhaven-boulevard-forum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-50396 Car and Care Free Mon, 19 May 2008 17:10:08 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/19/dot-to-hold-woodhaven-boulevard-forum-tonight/#comment-50396 Considering there was supposed to be a subway line running under here, it's high time for SOMETHING. And that diagram only begins to tell the story about those dangerous intersections, especially on account of vehicles rushing in/out of the LIE ramps. And to think, someday I'll be too old to artfully dodge traffic. DOT, please calm these streets! Considering there was supposed to be a subway line running under here, it's high time for SOMETHING.

And that diagram only begins to tell the story about those dangerous intersections, especially on account of vehicles rushing in/out of the LIE ramps.

And to think, someday I'll be too old to artfully dodge traffic. DOT, please calm these streets!

]]> By: Cap'n Transit http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/19/dot-to-hold-woodhaven-boulevard-forum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-50393 Cap'n Transit Mon, 19 May 2008 15:22:55 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/19/dot-to-hold-woodhaven-boulevard-forum-tonight/#comment-50393 Woodhaven Boulevard is one of the most promising corridors for street-level rapid transit (BRT or light rail) in the city. I hope it's one of the options considered at this meeting. Woodhaven Boulevard is one of the most promising corridors for street-level rapid transit (BRT or light rail) in the city. I hope it's one of the options considered at this meeting.

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