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Re: Atlantic Avenue speed limit lower to 25 mph |
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Posted by merrick1 on Wed Apr 16 21:20:37 2014, in response to Re: Atlantic Avenue speed limit lower to 25 mph, posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Apr 14 23:34:22 2014. 40 mph may have been appropriate for Queens Blvd in Rego Park/Elmhurst in the late 1940's or early 1950's. That time expired by the late 1950's and early 1960's when Alexanders and Queens Center were built. They generated too much pedestrian traffic for vehicles to safely navigate Queens Blvd.The Queens Blvd, Woodhaven Blvd, LIE junction has to be one of the most pedestrian-hostile set-ups in the city. The slip ramps from the boulevards to the LIE are nearly impossible to cross. Cars are moving at 40 mph or faster. At some point someone realized that this was a problem and added a traffic signal at the ramp from Queens Blvd eastbound to the LIE eastbound. But still it's a hardly an enjoyable stroll between the Rego Center Mall and the Queens Center Mall. |
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