78th Precinct Targets Drivers Who Fail to Yield to Pedestrians
Last week, Police Commissioner Bratton said the 78th Precinct and its commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Michael Ameri, made him "proud of PD" by clearing snow from the Bergen Street bike lane. Here's something even better: The 78th has amped up enforcement against drivers committing one of the city's deadliest traffic violations -- failing to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.
January 27, 2014
At Vigil for Ella Bandes, a Plea to Put an End to Traffic Violence
Yesterday, nearly 200 people gathered on the sidewalk at a busy intersection on the Brooklyn-Queens border to remember 23-year-old Ella Bandes and hundreds of other people who have lost their lives to NYC traffic since the start of last year. Victims' families, advocates, medical professionals and elected officials called for slower speed limits and more serious consequences for dangerous drivers.
January 27, 2014
Governor Cuomo Calls for Annual Transit Raids Until 2031
Transit advocates are sounding the alarm as Governor Cuomo again tries to quietly raid dedicated transit funds and back away from the state's promises to the MTA so he can plug Albany's budget holes.
January 24, 2014
DCP Releases Timid Parking Reform Study for the Boroughs
A report from the Department of City Planning issued during the final days of the Bloomberg administration is a trove of data about parking, but a look behind the pretty maps reveals a department that remains focused on dictating the supply of parking spaces and reluctant to use its power to reduce traffic and improve housing affordability. Mayor de Blasio and his to-be-announced city planning commissioner will have to fix this backwards approach to turn parking reform into an effective tool for the administration's affordability agenda.
January 23, 2014
Meet Your New Transportation and Land Use Committee Chairs
It's official: Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez is chair of the transportation committee, and Council Member David Greenfield will head up the powerful land use committee. While Rodriguez's appointment has been greeted mostly with optimism by street safety advocates, Greenfield's ascendance raises flags about whether the city will be able to get much-needed parking reforms through the council.
January 22, 2014