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NYC DOT under fire after bike lane revisions cause gridlock for drivers trying to avoid congestion tolls
It makes me feel like the New York City Department of Transportation is deliberately trying to ruin the only toll-free route ...
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NYC congestion pricing turns Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge into toll trap that hits drivers with $9 charge — even if they’re not heading downtown
Congestion pricing seems to have turned the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge from a historically toll-free span into a trap that hammers unsuspecting drivers with the new $9 charge — even if they’re ...
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A Walkway Was Set to Open on the Queensboro Bridge. Until it Wasn’t.
Four years later, only the Brooklyn Bridge is friendlier to pedestrians. The Queensboro Bridge remains the only city-owned East River bridge without separate paths for pedestrians and cyclists ...
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Queensboro Bridge Unveils New Pedestrian Walkway, Enhancing Safety for New York Commuters
The Queensboro Bridge now has a separate walkway for pedestrians, part of NYC's push for safer, car-free travel.
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Some drivers on Queensboro Bridge have to pay congestion pricing tolls
NEW YORK — The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge has been toll-free since it first opened to traffic back in 1909, but some drivers are now being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know ...
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NYC completes long-stalled plan to separate bikes and pedestrians on Queensboro Bridge
New York City officials on Tuesday announced they would finally make good on a years-delayed plan to separate pedestrians and cyclists on the Queensboro Bridge. Starting Sunday, cyclists and ...
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Drivers using Queensboro Bridge complain there is no way to avoid congestion pricing toll
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens, New York (WABC) — There’s an outcry from some drivers about congestion pricing, specifically those who have been using the 59th Street Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.