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Difficult Turn/Crossing
Difficult Turn/Crossing
 10/11/2018 - 19:28
Northern Boulevard - 88 St - 89 St

Though you use this intersection on the cover page of projects- you are showing the diagonal corners. There is a school, playground and high number of seniors here. The left turn is deadly. A woman was killed at 90th already. Also, look at the parking on the sidewalk. There are a number of shops that put in this parking, and I don't think it's legal. The entire block is sidewalk parking. There is a large daycare at the corner of 88th. A center median must exist at east and west side of this intersection, and the left turn lane must go. Turns must be restricted.

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Aggressive Drivers
Aggressive Drivers
 10/11/2018 - 08:29
Northern Boulevard - 72 St - 73 St

This is about saving the lives of children and pedestrians. Bike lanes would be nice, however must remain a secondary concern. There is not enough space to do it all. Timed, European-style 4-way pedestrian crossings may be the right way to go. All other times it is "DON'T WALK" in all four directions. Pedestrians to cross on red should be ticketed. Many drivers are safe and obey laws. Many other drivers demonstrate lawlessness at red lights. This is a highly diverse area populated by individuals with differing views on social responsibility. Plan smart streets, limit speed limit to a strict 25 mph, install speeding and red-light cameras along the route, enforce existing traffic laws (ticket cars, bikes and pedestrians alike), post signs. The street can become safer. People will stop dying when cars are forced to stop speeding, making illegal turns, yield the right of way to pedestrians, and/or pedestrians wait for the light.

Bike Lane Requested
Bike Lane Requested
 10/10/2018 - 20:07
Grand Central Parkway Et 9 Eb - Grand Central Parkway - Van Wyck Ep Sb En Astoria Bl

There is only one way between Flushing and Corona that can facilitate cyclists - the Northern Blvd bridge. Please consider a Pulaski style facility here - the route between Flushing and Corona cannot be a circuitous route through the bay shared with folks going and coming from CitiField. It needs to be a reliable and fast route to and from work for those of us who commute.

Bike Lane Requested
Bike Lane Requested
 10/10/2018 - 15:05
Northern Boulevard - 84 St - 85 St

Northern Boulevard is wide, and cars treat it like a highway even though it cuts through many residential neighborhoods and is lined with schools, shops, restaurants, and doctor's offices. A protected bike lane, a green median, and a dedicated bus lane would do a lot to change things for the better. While a protected lane on Northern all the way from Queens Plaza to 114th would be provide an incredibly valuable, uninterrupted link between the RFK Bridge, the Flushing Promenade, and (if the 111th lane is extended) Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the first priority should be to connect the end of the 34th Ave bike lane—at 60th St, where bikers must navigate a complicated series of turns and traffic to continue eastbound—to the beginning of the protected lane traversing the Sunnyside Yards and leading to the RFK Bridge. Creating a dedicated bus lane and expanding Q66 service would also provide an important, helpful transit link for a lot of residents who are a long hike from the nearest subway stop, especially in East Elmhurst and North Corona. This bus route is great, but moves very, very slowly due to all the congestion.

Aggressive Drivers
Aggressive Drivers
 10/10/2018 - 14:56
37 Ave - 37 St - Northern Boulevard

CLOSE THIS SLIP LANE. I have almost been killed here twice by cars speeding down Northern Boulevard, coming in to sharply take a right turn onto 37th avenue. I see pedestrians running across this portion. Instead, turn this into a pedestrian plaza because there is 0 public space in this area but plenty of office space.

Difficult Turn/Crossing
Difficult Turn/Crossing
 10/10/2018 - 14:54
31 St - 39 Ave - Northern Boulevard

The right car turn onto 31st st does not have signal or stop sign making it dangerous for pedestrians

Speeding
Speeding
 10/10/2018 - 14:28

Northern Boulevard looks like a highway for most of its extension. That appearance works as an incentive for drivers to speed and make it unpleasant and dangerous for humans to walk. From Woodside to 80th street, a number of car dealerships park on the sidewalks. Northern works best on the area from 80th to 85th street. In this section, the sidewalks have a special treatment with trees and red bricks, that make it more pleasant and friendly. The kinds of businesses are also human friendly. This treatment should be extended to the entire street. Northern also needs a green medium throughout, to make it more pleasant, greener, and more human friendly. These visual clues will help drivers understand that they need to slow down. Additionally, the street should have a dedicated bus lane and lanes should be narrowed. Also worth considering a bike lane throughout the street.

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Bike Lane Requested
Bike Lane Requested
 10/10/2018 - 14:21
Northern Boulevard - 47 St - 48 St

Reaching the end of the 34th Ave bike lane, at Northern Blvd., a cyclist who wants to go east on 34th or 37th Aves east of Broadway is supposed to follow a lot of turn signs on a circuitous route to stay away from motor traffic. I regularly wish cyclists had a protected lane on Northern so that they too could take the shortest route to Jackson Heights/Elmhurst/other points east. (Same principle in reverse, of course.)

Bus Arrives Late
Bus Arrives Late
 10/10/2018 - 14:19

This comment is regarding to all buses. A BRT-style express bus lane should be considered as part of the solution for Northern Blvd. A BRT lane would help narrow the road and improve mass transit for an entire section of Queens. It would also solve the problem of sluggish bus moving. It could be coupled with a green medium, that would make this place not look and feel like a highway. This is a chance to be bold and do something that not only will make the street safer, but would also help mitigate the mass transit problem for the region. I'm hoping for MORE than that selected bus lane. The idea is BRT, like in Colombia, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and so many other cities.

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Aggressive Drivers
Aggressive Drivers
 10/10/2018 - 14:16
Queens Plaza East - Queens Plaza East - Queens Plaza East

Drivers try to beat the light while driving straight between Northern and Jackson. I was hit just outside the marked zone while biking to the bridge from the Sunnyside overpass to the Bridge.

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