Huh. Are the PBLs on Northern Blvd/Broadway any good? Normally I'd take #QueensBlvdPBL/Skillman to get to #LIC, but just noticed that google maps suggests a slightly longer (by .1mi) but less hilly route. I know portions of broadway are still shitty (but then again so are portions of queens blvd).
#QueensBlvdPBL #LIC #nyc #BikeTooter #bikeNYC #queens
Yesterday I took a picture of this fun little obstacle course required to get onto the #QueensBlvdPBL
Today, they were actively doing construction on it, and all of the construction worker trucks & cars were parked blocking the bike lane.
The Queens Blvd bike lane doesn't feel very "protected" these days, and it's so depressing that their big capital projects plan for the corridor won't fix it (or will even make it worse). π
#QueensBlvdPBL #nyc #bikeNYC #queens
Boy, I absolutely cannot wait for the DOT capital project (costing millions of dollars) that will reconstruct the #QueensBlvd protected bike lane to make it look a lot like the curb in these pictures that cars are currently parked all over. It's going to be such a huge improvement! π
#queensblvd #bikeNYC #nyc #QueensBlvdPBL #nycdot
@Ny_jc_gal_76 One of the reasons I vote absentee instead of going over there to Queens Borough Hall (my early voting location) is because #QueensBlvd is so sketchy over there. At the very least, need to extend the #QueensBlvdPBL, improve the medians, fix the stupid diagonal #crosswalks, and fix the signals.
#queensblvd #QueensBlvdPBL #crosswalks #safestreets #nyc #queens
I can definitely feel my sphincter unclench when I get to the part of the #QueensBlvdPBL that has #JerseyBarriers (ie, is actually #protected instead of just some #CarTickleStix).
#QueensBlvdPBL #JerseyBarriers #protected #carticklestix #bikeNYC #queens #queensblvd
Right now our top 2 #MiddleSchool options for next year are one #school that's < 3mi away (driving or biking), but requires crossing an awful #highway interchange with unprotected bike lanes or non-existent #BikeLanes. We're also lucky (well, not lucky, since we specifically chose #NYC for #transit) that there's transit options, although all involve a slow #bus.
The other option is 6-8mi drive or #bike ride, but entirely on the #QueensBlvdPBL except the last block. π€
#middleschool #school #highway #bikelanes #nyc #transit #bus #bike #QueensBlvdPBL
I don't understand why the #JerseyBarriers on the #QueensBlvdPBL don't extend all the way up to the crosswalk.
#JerseyBarriers #QueensBlvdPBL #nyc #bikeNYC
If #ForestHills had #BikeShare, I'd happily use it instead of my own personal #bike. My personal (non-cargo) bike gets used about once per month, so the tires are always under inflated when I need it.
Alas, no plans for #expansion despite there being an obvious path along the #QueensBlvdPBL.
#ForestHills #bikeshare #bike #expansion #QueensBlvdPBL #nyc #citiBike #queens