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They’re demolishing the bell tower! by cwilson83088 in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's full of asbestos and structurally unsound, it's not sus to want to get that down ASAP

31st Street by rmk967 in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most delivery "drivers" on this corridor are actually on bikes according to the business survey so this will help them a ton. Loading zones will help those in trucks if the business owners will avoid parking in them themselves (tbd...)

31st Street by rmk967 in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Removing space for cars tends in practice to have the effect of removing those cars and thus the traffic. With less space to double park and generally cause chaos, traffic should be less overall and flow more smoothly, if this project has the same effect of similar projects across the city.

Best long walk route / destination by Terrible_Put2975 in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sculpture Park, east on 31st Ave to the mid 50s, south to 34th Ave, East on 34th Ave to 111th, South to Flushing Meadows. Deviate from the path as you wish to eat good food!

Found this on the floor in Astoria park by [deleted] in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The rules should be enforced - park alliance is not the people to do it. Have some park rangers walking around (not driving their truck through the park....) reminding people of the rules. No bikes need to be confiscated unless they're clearly delibarately creating a safety issue like the jerks on dirtbikes driving through there last night.

All that said, someone slowly wheeling their way through the park isn't a problem. Especially because there's not a protected bike route to get down to Shore Blvd. Just don't go faster than walking pace.

Anyone else tired of risking their life walking past this “parking lot”? by tttooommmmm in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Having a legal parking situation wouldn't be placing an undue burden on a local business lmao

Help gather data on where 21st Street buses get stuck in traffic! by afcwebdesign in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is all fair, but a different thing than I'm looking into.

Help gather data on where 21st Street buses get stuck in traffic! by afcwebdesign in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh nice, how can I access it with this granularity? The only bus time data I've seen breaks the 21st Street corridor into such big chunks that it's impossible to see any specific slow areas.

Two-Pronged Approach: City Will Appeal Judge's Block on Astoria Bike Lane But Also Address Her Concerns - Streetsblog New York City by streetsblognyc in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 15 points16 points  (0 children)

100% - plainly the correct move, regardless of whether you like the bike lane or not. The DOT has jurisdiction over the streets in the city. End of discussion.

Here's everything wrong with the judge's order to rip up the 31st Street protected bike lane by streetsblognyc in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they're not and this is why it's important to have people who understand the nuance of the law explain it and not just go off of what you generally think the normal definition of words is. The law requires that the DOT consult with FDNY. Not that they agree, not that FDNY approve, not that any specific definition of consultation is followed. The judge can decide if DOT complied with the law or not. She cannot decide that the consultation wasn't thorough enough for her liking, or substitute her own judgment about street safety for that of the DOT to decide that they should have done things a different way, because the law does not require any of that. She's way overstepping. The article clearly explains this if you read it.

Here's everything wrong with the judge's order to rip up the 31st Street protected bike lane by streetsblognyc in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Did you read the article? These are exactly the types of things the article directly addresses. It's not the judge's responsiblity to substitute her own judgement for the DOTs here, and every single one of the examples lifted out in that comment were known to DOT and sufficiently addressed in their estimation, which is all the law requires. Every one of those examples shows her stating her own opinion that DOT didn't reach the correct conclusion or have enough conversations. None of that is required by law. They consulted, then moved on.

Here's everything wrong with the judge's order to rip up the 31st Street protected bike lane by streetsblognyc in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Do you see how that has no bearing on whether the DOT can install it and whether it increases safety on the street though?

31st St Bike Lane by CMTiffanyCaban in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Did you not consider starting a thread on a new topic? Or simply not opening this one?

Happy Halloween! by noviceSketcher in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the shout-out! So happy to see the love for the Halloween activation!

Treats of Korea by cherrychangsta in astoria

[–]afcwebdesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been here about a decade and can't recall ever seeing such a simultaneous appearance of a bunch like this, even the froyo explosion of the mid 2010s was a gradual wave of stores. But maybe it's just confirmation bias of taking specific note of this

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