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QUEENSBOULEVARD
A BOOK OF PRECEDENTS
INTRODUCTION
This booklet shows streets that are similar in size to Queens Boulevard, but have dierent uses in placeof trac lanes, including transit, space for pedestrians and cyclists, and parks. Use this booklet toexplore these other streets, as examples of how Queens Boulevard could be a safer place for all roadusers.For too long, New Yorkers have adapted to the dangerous condions of Queens Boulevard. Thoughonly 46 percent of New Yorkers own cars, Queens Boulevard is designed for fast travel by privatevehicles, to the detriment of others. The priorizaon of the car comes at a steep price – for the past15 years, ever since trac crash data was made public and mapped, Queens Boulevard topped the listof most dangerous streets every year.In Spring 2010, the Transportaon Alternaves (T.A.) Queens Volunteer Commiee with T.A.’s BicycleAdvocacy Director, Caroline Samponaro, embarked on a campaign to win pedestrian and cyclist safetyin Queens. T.A. is a New York City-based sustainable transportaon advocacy organizaon. Workingwith Planning Corps, a non-prot, volunteer network of urban planners, tools were developed to buildpublic support for changes to the street.One major insight from our analysis is there is enough space on Queens Boulevard to accommodate allthe communies’ needs. The only thing missing now is polical will.A project like this is a collecve eort. Thank you to the many people who aended Planning Corpsworking sessions over many months. In parcular, we would like to thank Mike Lydon of Street PlansCollaborave, Eric Galipo of H3 Hardy Collaboraon Architecture, and Anthony Denaro of OpenPlansfor working so diligently on this booklet.The dynamic Queens Volunteer Commiee movated the enre project, and we would be remiss notto menon David Dubovsky, the former commiee chair, and Jessame Hannus for their connuedengagement with Planning Corps.Finally, this whole collaboraon would not have been possible without the support of TransportaonAlternaves. Thank you Paul White and Caroline Samponaro.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MULTIWAY BOULEVARD
200’150’25%LAND USE: URBAN, SUBURBANResidenal, Light Industry, RetailMEDIUM, LOW15’ SidewalksSparse Street Trees, Amenies1410’ - 11’ Trac Lane Width7.5’ Parking Lane WidthN/An/aBike RackBUS, SUBWAYBus Stops, SheltersSubway Staons/ViaductRight-of-Way WidthMotor Vehicle Space AllocaonPedestrian/Bicycle/Transit RaoLAND USE CHARACTERGENERAL USESPUBLIC FRONTAGE QUALITYOuter Sidewalk WidthLandscape Type# VEHICULAR, PARKING LANESTrac Lane WidthParking Lane WidthBIKEWAY TYPEMovementBicycle Parking
TRANSIT TYPEBus AccommodaonRail Accommodaon
Queens Boulevard features 14 vehicularlanes (including parking) and 5 dierentconguraons over its 6-mile trajectory.The Boulevard’s auto-centric design, mix-ture of suburban/urban forms, lack of treecoverage, and oversized intersecons dovery lile to enrich the quality of the pub-lic realm. Furthermore, access lanes areused as heavily as the thru-lanes, furtherdegrading the pedestrian experience.
QUEENSBOULEVARD
New York, NY; Urban Suburban.Residenal, Light Industrial, Retail
14
TRAFFICLANES
15’15’
SIDEWALKLANEWIDTHSNO MEDIAN AMENTITIESBUS STOPS W/ SHELTERSBIKE RACKSSPARSE STREET TREESAMENITIES
10’11’
TRAFFICLANEWIDTHSSUBWAYNO BUSLANESNO BIKELANES
7.5’
PARKINGLANEWIDTHS
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