"I don't get to pick and choose which laws to follow, and I'm unsure why DOT feels that they have the authority to do that. They are legally required mandates of the department, not a suggestion. If you guys wanted to slow roll the bike lane expansion, I know my district would be totally fine with that."
"Between 2023 and 2025, there were 5,093 reported crashes (or seven per day!) in Lee's district. Those crashes injured 82 cyclists and 310 pedestrians and killed six pedestrians - few of whom found their injuries a laughing matter."
At a budget hearing, Transportation Committee Chairman Shaun Abreu pressed Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn to commit to the Streets Master Plan's legal requirements: 30 miles of bus lanes and 50 miles of bike lanes in 2026. Abreu emphasized these are legally mandated benchmarks, not suggestions, after the previous administration failed to meet them. However, Finance Chair Linda Lee immediately undermined this position by joking that DOT should slow bike lane expansion in her eastern Queens district. Lee had previously criticized 24/7 bus lanes on Hillside Avenue, which serves 215,000 daily riders. Between 2023 and 2025, Lee's district experienced 5,093 crashes, injuring 392 people and killing six pedestrians.
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