Poor Visibility

11/14/2017 - 16:06

Putting bike lanes in Forest Hills is just another way of taxing us to death. Forcing us to give up our cars or find expensive garages. Please don't tell us how to live. People not only want their cars, they need them. Bikers can choose to use the subway or bus, but for some people their automobile is their only lifeline to travel where they choose. Listen to the people of Forest Hills - NO BIKE LANES!!!

Other

11/14/2017 - 16:03

Nearly 400 parking spots to be removed in Forest Hills - that is completely insane. Just for the the very few who want to ride their silly bikes. Go to the park and ride your bike there and let those of us who live and/or work in the community keep our sanity and quality of life. Bike lanes are big brother taking dictating to us how to live. NO WAY - NO BIKE LANES!

Poor Visibility

11/14/2017 - 10:46

Unbelievable that the City of NY would consider this bad idea of installing bike lanes. They took nearly 200 spots away in Rego Park - it is killing businesses and driving residents to leave. The green crowd will have what they want - no people on the streets at all - just farmland. Forest Hills will lose 400 spots. This will kill our quality of life. The City must listen to the voice of the local residents, not the environmental people and the Manhattan crowd - WE DON'T WANT BIKE LANES. Keep them in Manhattan and elsewhere not here. I like my car, I need my car and I will continue to drive my car, as well the tens of thousands of people who live in Forest Hills. This craziness must stop - NO BIKE LANES!

Speeding

11/12/2017 - 00:02

IF you try to drive the speed limit in a car on the access road you will get honked at. If you do it in the mainline, cars will swerve around you, trying to treat the road like a highway.

Bike Lane Requested

11/11/2017 - 20:18

I am a Rego Park resident that gets around by transit or bicycle. The bike is hands down the fastest and most direct way to get to Forest Hills, but Queens Blvd has long been called The Blvd of Death for a reason. The sections of the Blvd with a bike lane between RP and Manhattan are a dream. One of the best bike lanes in NYC providing a direct route to the mall, Woodside, Sunnyside, Astoria/LIC and Manhattan. It could also do the same in the other direction. Bringing the lane to Forest Hills will give even more people a safe route through Queens. The more people riding a bike, the fewer people in cars looking for parking.

Weaving Vehicles

11/11/2017 - 20:14

The intersection from south to north is shaped like a vee to accommodate 71st Ave and 108th, but gives drivers so much room that they try to maneuver around each other when it really is only one lane traffic.

Double Parking

11/11/2017 - 20:11

Double parking in front of the movie theater causes problems with buses and through traffic. Drop-off/Pick-up designation at curbside rather than parking during evening hours could keep road clear.

No Crosswalk

11/11/2017 - 20:04

No crosswalk across 71st Ave. Even in this photo you can see pedestrians using that route.

Other

11/11/2017 - 19:55

This is a high priority intersection for ALL users, not just drivers. Yet drivers, even buses, violate all the options listed above. With this major subway station, connection to LIRRR, connection to local buses and a major shopping destination, we desperately need traffic calming here. In addition, the more people who have the ability to ride their bike (rather than drive) the better. Not everyone can, but if a bike lane makes it safe enough for people to opt for bikes rather than cars, the better it will be for everyone.

Bike Lane Requested

11/11/2017 - 18:46

This is a vital intersection for cyclists. No parallel routes will get you West or East of this intersection without massive convoluted detours. If a driver wouldn't choose to do that, you can imagine a cyclists would be even more reluctant to add those miles to their trip. There is a route through Forest Hills Gardens into Kew Gardens but it is extremely hilly and also has its own dangers with drivers going very fast in their attempt to use back routes to avoid highway traffic.