FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 • THE QUEENS COURIER 13 Transit advocates to rally in Elmhurst for improvements people to fi ght for more transportation options and protest anti-transportation plans that hurt commuters. Some leaders are trying to divide and conquer commuters, demonize some commuters and reward others.” McManus believes the residents of Queens need “faster and safer transportation for everyone which will create more opportunities for people.” “We need to reduce travel times with reasonable safety precautions to improve our standard of living,” Members of QPTC are looking to public offi cials to answer their questions on why some of their transportation options are being taken away in favor of other transportation options. “Why is it okay to ride a bike, but the city will ticket and slow street traffi c with less travel lanes and slower speed limits? Why is it okay for some people to lose their bus stops? Why is it okay to spend money on bike trails but not railways? Why is it okay to spend $32 billion dollars in Manhattan for railway expansion, but no railway expansion in the outer boroughs?” McManus asked. The QPTC sees several problems with the way transportation is evolving in Queens. “Vision Zero, Select Bus Service and the QueensWay are all linked together in taking away our transportation options including fi ve bus stops, travel lanes, left turns, parking; narrow travel lanes, reasonable speed limits, local bus frequency and the QueensRail,” McManus said. “It will also Increase travel times, congestion and gridlock, pollution, accidents, emergency response times, travel expenses, residential traffi c and Zero Vision enforcement including tickets, arrest, confi scations, and higher insurance rates with speeding and bus lane cameras,” he added. The rally will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. near the southbound Q52 and Q53 bus stop. For more information, visit the QPTC website. Israel Center of Conservative Judaism 167-11 73rd Ave. Flushing, New York 11366 718-591-5353 BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com/@A_GiudiceReport As Select Bus Service (SBS) and bus rapid transit (BRT) routes are scheduled to come to Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, an increasing amount of Queens residents are opposed to the idea of the Department of Transportation (DOT) taking away lanes from drivers and dedicating them for buses. The Queens Public Transit Committee (QPTC) urges the public to join them during their Transportation for Everyone Rally on Sunday, Sept. 13, at the corner of Hoffman Drive, Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard in Elmhurst, to fi ght for better and faster transportation. “We are rallying for more transportation, not less transportation,” said Philip McManus, QPTC chair. “People are fed up with our leaders who are making it harder to get around. We are rallying to organize the SHANA TOVA he added. May the trumpeting of the shofar herald in a sweet new year filled with good health, prosperity and peace for all. Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin; Cantor Shiya Ribowsky; David Hasson, President; The Officers; Board of Trustees, and Congregation of Israel Center of Conservative Judaism Renew Your Jewish Connection by Joining the ICCJ Family CONTACT RAbbI FRYeR bOdzIN FOR MORe INFORMATION: TelePHONe: 718-591-5610 e-mAIl: RABBIRFB@ICCJ2004.ORg To find out more about us, watch our video on ICCJ2004.org Photo courtesy of NYC DOT Residents will rally against Select Bus Service on Saturday, Sept. 13.
QC09102015
To see the actual publication please follow the link above