{"id":297,"date":"2013-12-20T20:46:41","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T01:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/makequeenssafer.org\/home\/?page_id=297"},"modified":"2014-09-19T09:26:46","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T13:26:46","slug":"a-better-northern-boulevard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/makequeenssafer.org\/home\/projects\/a-better-northern-boulevard\/","title":{"rendered":"A Better Northern Boulevard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queens needs a Better Northern Boulevard \u2014\u00a0from Queens Plaza to the city line.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Boulevard is a dangerous barrier that divides our neighborhoods. \u00a0Cars speed and run red lights with impunity. \u00a0 Ill-suited parking rules encourage double-parking, adding to the traffic chaos. \u00a0Shallow commercial lots with auto-oriented land uses turn the sidewalk into a driving or a parking lane. \u00a0Buses crawl along, weaving in and out of traffic every other block. \u00a0Oversized trucks use the street illegally, and turn without regard for the safety of pedestrians. \u00a0 To the extent it works at all, the street is optimized for the convenience of drivers, rather than the safety of those who live, work, and shop in the area, or the children who cross it daily to reach schools and playgrounds. \u00a0 Recently, this has taken an unbearable toll in injuries and loss of life.<\/p>\n

Make Queens Safer\u00a0urgently calls for a comprehensive redesign to transform Northern Boulevard from an obsolete highway into a livable and safe main street. \u00a0This will require a corridor approach, to enhance and protect intersecting and parallel streets as well. \u00a0We’re looking to partner with elected officials, individuals and community groups to make this transformation happen. \u00a0 Please contact us at MakeQueensSafer@gmail.com.<\/p>\n

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