Forget bike lanes and pedestrian plazas: It�s time to accommodate emergency responders navigating Queens� deadliest road, a lawmaker says.
City Councilman Peter Vallone (D-Queens) is calling on the Department of Transportation to create an emergency-services lane along the entire length of Queens Boulevard, once dubbed �Boulevard of Death� for its high rate of pedestrian fatalities.
Vallone � chair of the Council�s Public Safety Committee and a potential candidate for Queens borough president next year � wants one lane in each direction of the boulevard marked �Emergency Lane,� so motorists know to get out of the way for flashing lights and sirens.
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