For years, Queens Boulevard was one of the most dangerous streets in the city. And some said there was “no possibility whatsoever” that it could ever change.
But Familes for Safe Streets activist Lizi Rahman knew all too well the cost of doing nothing. After she lost her son to traffic violence on Queens Boulevard, she turned her grief into action. And just this year, she and the other activists celebrated a victory: A new protected bike lane and other safety improvements on Queens Boulevard.
See more stories of TA activists and allies making the impossible possible at transalt.org/2021.
