Unless Klein Acts Before Midnight, 25 MPH Bill Could Turn Into Pumpkin
Efforts to lower New York City's default speed limit to 25 mph could live or die tonight, depending on whether Senate leadership steps up. The clock is ticking: If the Senate's majority coalition doesn't introduce a bill before midnight, it will likely require emergency action from the governor in order to be considered during this session. Advocates are asking Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein to take action tonight.
June 16, 2014
Three Years After Voting Down Bike Lane, CB 10 Weighs Bay Ridge Bike Plan
Three years ago, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio cheered as Brooklyn Community Board 10 helped kill a bike lane proposal. Tonight, there's a very different story unfolding: Responding to CB 10's request for new bike routes, Mayor de Blasio's DOT has proposed a bike lane plan for the neighborhood.
June 16, 2014
Will New Yorkers Get Doored by de Blasio’s Taxi of Tomorrow Opposition?
As Mayor de Blasio weighs the potential $100 million cost of converting his opposition to the Taxi of Tomorrow into official city policy, New Yorkers on two wheels should remember one key feature of the Nissan NV200 selected as the city's next taxi: It will all but eliminate the possibility of getting doored by an exiting taxi passenger.
June 13, 2014
CB 6 Supports Murray Hill Bikeway If DOT Will Move It to Other Side of Street
Last night, Manhattan Community Board 6 threatened to stall bikeway improvements connecting the East River Greenway with Murray Hill, because a group of condo owners opposed one piece of it. But a last-minute compromise seems to have cleared the way for the project.
June 12, 2014
NYC Bike-Ped Projects Get $21 Million in Federal Funds From State DOT
On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo announced that the state DOT is awarding $21.2 million in federal highway safety funds over three years to nine projects in New York City that all include big safety improvements for biking and walking. Advocates welcomed the news, but still have questions about whether the state is allocating enough money to active transportation projects statewide.
June 12, 2014
Klein’s Bill Would Make It Harder to Lower Speed Limits on Dangerous Streets
Just after the City Council passed a home rule resolution asking Albany to pass legislation to reduce the city's default speed limit to 25 mph, Senator Jeff Klein told the Daily News that he will be introducing a bill of his own. But there are big problems with Klein's bill, chief among them a provision that would make it harder to lower the speed limit on dangerous streets than it is today.
June 11, 2014
City Council Passes Home Rule Message for 25 MPH. Is Klein Listening?
Update: The Daily News reports that Klein will be introducing legislation by the end of the week to lower speed limits to 25 mph only on streets with two lanes or less. Streets with more than two lanes would remain at 30 mph, and the local community board would be required to make a request for a lower speed limit before the city could make the change. This would effectively tie the city's hands on arterial streets, where DOT can already set the limit at 25 mph under current law.
June 11, 2014