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This corridor will close gaps in cycling routes from Long Island City to Astoria to East Elmhurst to Fort Totten. Running parallel to the Long Island Sound, this route will improve transportation options throughout New York City's most diverse borough and enhance park access for Queens neighborhoods with limited green space. Connecting these neighborhoods with an active transportation network will particularly benefit Queens residents living within much of the planning area who are underserved by public transit access.
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Bike path needs to be fully protected (with green paint) on Vernon Boulevard in front of Queensbridge park so it connects to Vernon Boulevard protected bike lanes to the north and south of the Queensborough Bridge
It feels unsafe for pedestrians here, because the otherwise excellent Vernon Blvd bike lane has disappears for this two block stretch, and most bikes go on the sidewalk. Dangerous for pedestrians.
This little two block stretch in front of Queensbridge Park seems to be self-undermining. The city built a beautiful, well-used bike lane here, from Rainey Park to the Pulaski Bridge. I bike to work (from Astoria to Greenpoint) every morning on a bike, after dropping our two daughters off at school (on the bike). I LOVE my daily commute. Most of my route is on protected bike lanes, but one part is a little dicey: On Vernon Blvd, on the two blocks in front of Queensbridge Park, the protected bike lane vanishes. Most people, I observe (myself included) bike on the sidewalk. Biking on the street is dangerous (there’s no shoulder, and cars on Vernon drive fast). It’s a shame that the otherwise excellent bike path is missing on these two blocks. It limits the benefit of the bike lane (e.g. imagine if an interstate highway had an inexplicable 100 yards of dirt road in the middle).
Echoing the other comment that a bike lane should be placed here to connect utopia parkway to Little Bay Park Path. Even adding it on to the sidewalk is fine as that would at least allow bikers to more freely use the sidewalk without fear of police action/ticket.
If this is going to have a bike lane, there needs to be additional protections for bikers as vehicles are frequently stopped alongside the road. These stopped vehicles force bikers into the path of other vehicles and buses especially when attempting to navigate around the stopped vehicles.
I think this is a fantastic use of public space. I don't understand why anyone would be against increasing public access to waterfront views and recreational areas. The waterfront greenway is an excellent way to increase access to public park areas for everyone to enjoy.
This area contains a small strip of beach which has potential to be used recreationally by the public. The area wouldn't require too much work to be done. All it needs is to be made more accessible and to have some of the trash cleaned out.
This is currently one of (if not) the best public access points for viewing (if not actually accessing) the waterfront in Flushing--so long as U-Haul doesn't complain about people coming here just for the waterfront.
The protected bike late in this area is useless due to flooding and debris. The passages around the columns under the bridge are dangerously narrow--all the more so now due to a leaking fire hydrant and further narrowing from DOT construction fencing.
Poison ivy encroaches onto this too-narrow path that forces users into the stems and leaves to pass. It gets sprayed annually but needs to be cut off at the root and removed. This is a hazard even without leaves.
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