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Although Queens Boulevard — also known as the Boulevard of Death — is getting a slow zone, the speed limit won’t be any slower. DNAinfo reports that the DOT will keep the speed limit at 30 mph, despite lowering the speed limit in other slow zone areas from 30 to 25 mph. Instead, Queens Boulevard will receive new signs to identify the slow zone, changes in signal timing to discourage speeding, and increased NYPD enforcement. The slow zone on Queens Boulevard will begin at Jackson Avenue and end at Hillside Avenue, a 7.4 mile stretch. The DOT plans to install it in July.

According to a DOT spokesperson, “While we will not be further altering the speed limit at this time, we are not ruling out taking a look at a reduction at a later date.” Transportation Alternatives continues to push for a lower speed limit alongside other design improvements along Queens Boulevard, like wider sidewalks, bike lanes and benches.

Queens Blvd. ‘Slow Zone’ Won’t Actually Have Lower Speed Limit [DNAinfo]
A Few New Slow Zones for Queens [Q’Stoner]


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