Officials announced Tuesday that the city received nearly thirty million dollars in federal funds that will be invested in safety infrastructure on Queens Boulevard.
The grant comes from the “Safe Streets and Roads for All” program that has already provided more than $1 billion to the city under the Adams Administration.
The mayor’s office says the additional $29.75 million is to continue the redesign of a section of Queens Boulevard in the Woodside area.
“All New Yorkers – drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike – deserve to feel safe on our streets, and this $30 million investment from the Biden-Harris administration will complement the additional $1 billion in federal funding our administration has already received to keep New Yorkers safe on our roads,” said Mayor Adams.
Every New Yorker — drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians alike — deserves to feel safe on our streets. We just announced a nearly $30 million investment from the federal government to keep Queens Boulevard safe.
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— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) December 19, 2023
“These funds will bring much-needed safety infrastructure to Queens Boulevard, help us understand how e-bikes have changed our urban landscape, and expand efforts to make our urban fleet as safe as possible. “Public safety is the prerequisite for prosperity and that is why our administration has fought for real investments in our city’s road safety,” the mayor added.
The city also plans to expand its use of smart speed assist technology to an additional 1,700 vehicles in the city fleet.
The redesign of Queens Boulevard will be from Roosevelt Avenue to 73rd Street.
“The transformation of Queens Boulevard shows how redesigning streets can prevent accidents, injuries and deaths,” said Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodríguez.
“No street should be known as the ‘Boulevard of Death,’ and this grant will help us make permanent safety improvements on Queens Boulevard. “We thank the Biden-Harris administration and the entire congressional delegation for their support of Vision Zero and our efforts to reduce traffic deaths across the city,” the commissioner added.
Until the Department of Transportation began redesigning Queens Boulevard in 2015, it was one of the most dangerous thoroughfares in the city.
Between 2009 and 2014, 42 people died or suffered serious injuries on this stretch of Queens Boulevard, hence the nickname “Boulevard of Death.”
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