Activists have taken to the Queensboro Bridge to advocate for pedestrian safety, criticizing Mayor Adams for delaying improvements intended to increase space for walkers and cyclists. Currently, these users share a single 10-foot lane amidst heavy traffic, leading to frequent accidents. Despite a planned restoration of a southern lane as a pedestrian pathway, the initiative has been stalled. Local leaders express frustration at ongoing safety concerns and highlight the bridge's inadequate infrastructure for vulnerable road users.
This pathway is ready and every day that it is not open, Mayor Adams is choosing to have more near-misses, more crashes and more injuries on the north roadway.
I am breaking up with Mayor Adams. This is a dysfunctional relationship.
Crashes between bicyclists and pedestrians are common on the bridge, thanks to the high numbers of both vulnerable road users.
This lane was promised to pedestrians and cyclists, and it is critical for their safety.
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