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CB 11 passes bike lanes unanimously
by Sophie Krichevsky, Associate Editor
Community Board 11 unanimously voted to approve its Transportation Committee's recommendation for 11 new bike lanes in the area.
Residents' support for the committee's recommended plan was also readily apparent; all of those who took part in public participation spoke overwhelmingly positively of it.
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The city Department of Transportation is proposing to build a bike lane on 35th Avenue in Community District 11, seen here intersecting with B…
CB 11 unsatisfied with DOT's bike lane plan
by Katherine Donlevy, Editor
The city Department of Transportation had asked for bike lane recommendations by November, but Community Board 11 decided it was not enough time for the panel to adequately decide what the best options for its neighborhood would be.
"The goal, as always, has been safety and equity for all our community, all the users of our streets," said Victor Dadras, CB 11's Transportation Committee chairperson, before imploring residents to submit their own concerns to the board. "We want your comments on how best to implement the bike lanes, how best to make the streets safer. That's what we're looking for."
Donate toys for the holidays
Assemblymember Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) and Community Board 11 are teaming up to spread cheer by hosting a Holiday Toy Drive.
Donations will benefit needy and hospitalized children.
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The city Department of Transportation is planning to install standard bike lanes in Community District 11, but the board wants safer infrastructure.
CB 11 working for safe cycling lanes
by Katherine Donlevy, Associate Editor
The city Department of Transportation wants to bring more bike lanes to northeastern Queens, and Community Board 11 has vowed to work with the agency until the plans are as close to perfect as possible.
"We need to do our due diligence when it comes to each individual bike lane, because I do spend a little bit of time looking at the proposed bike lane spaces and roads and there are some issues that are going to come up," said Paul DiBenedetto, a member of the board's Transportation Committee, at the Nov. 1 virtual meeting. "I think it's very important that we commit as a board to look over every foot, every block of the proposed bike lanes in the future."
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The 11 approved bike lanes will now be sent to the Department of Transportation for its approval. The proposed bike lanes are in red and the e…
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Community Board 11 Third Vice Chairwoman Eileen Miller speaks on Monday.
CB 11 denies house plan for irregular lot
by Ryan Brady, Associate Editor
Community Board 11 voted to deny a land use application to build a two-story house on an unusually small Bayside lot on Monday night.
The 204-23 46 Road property, which records show was bought by Brooklyn-based architect Dennis George in 2016 for $82,000, sits slightly west of the Clearview Expressway. It is zoned R3-1.
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