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Queens Committee
Current areas of focus are developing neighborhood bike lane networks, establishing a protected bike lane and pedestrian safety measures along the entire length of Queens Boulevard, traffic-calming the dangerous intersection at Astoria Boulevard and 31st Street, and building Transportation Alternatives' membership in Queens. Contact Eddie Hernandez at edhernandez201 [at] gmail.com to learn more about the Committee, and to join its Google discussion group. October Membership Drive!
A growing base of dues-paying members gives Transportation Alternatives the strength to keep winning the reforms that make our streets safer and more sustainable. That’s why T.A. staff and Queens-based volunteers are organizing a month-long membership drive to build T.A. membership in Queens! Whether you’ve been on board since our founding in 1973, or are brand-new to the livable streets movement, there’s never been a better time to support T.A.’s work and get involved with our hard-working T.A. Queens Volunteer Committee. Join us this month at two great events: Queens Around the World Bike Ride Queens Membership Party! Show your Queens pride with T.A.'s limited-edition I Bike QNS shirt! And sign up for Queens-related action alerts: Meetings:The T.A. Queens Committee meets the second Monday of each month (unless otherwise noted) at the Greater Astoria Historical Society at 35-20 Broadway (on the corner of 36th Street) Astoria, NY on the 4th floor from 6:30-8 pm. For more information, please visit the T.A. Events Calendar. West Queens Contacts:
Elected Officials:
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Local Bike Shops:
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The Queens Committee of Transportation Alternatives was founded in 2007 in response to dramatic changes on the streets of Queens. The goal of this volunteer effort is to seize on the recent surge in bicycling, development and new park space to improve bicycling, walking and public transit conditions in Queens. The Committee hosts the 
Queens Community Board 1
Bike Stop