Cyclist Alana Herlands said she feels safer now and more likely to ride her bike to get to where she’s going. (Spectrum News NY1/Noorulain Khawaja) The city’s Department of Transportation is turning 31st Avenue in Astoria, Queens, from a two-way street into a one-way street. What You Need To Know
The 31st Avenue in Queens runs east to west, and 1.1 miles of the avenue is now being transformed into a bike boulevard from Steinway Street all the way to Vernon Boulevard
Longtime Astoria residents, like Michael Foulk who lives nearby and drives, said the changes create confusion and gridlock
Meanwhile, cyclist Alana Herlands said she feels safer now and more likely to ride her bike to get to where she’s going
Some drivers say the redesign is creating more traffic. Meanwhile, supporters of the 31st Avenue transformation say it’s part of an effort to make the streets safer for cyclists.
This is a bike ride Alana Herlands said she feels safe peddling.
“A lot of these changes in New York City actually have been making me feel safer, and more likely to ride my bike to actually get to where I’m going,” Herlands said.She said she’s happy the department redesigned this stretch of 31st Avenue in Astoria.“What’s really cool about 31st Avenue is that traffic is only coming in one direction now. And so when I cross the street, I’m actually only looking in one direction,” Herlands said.The city began installing the bike boulevard along 31st Avenue […]
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