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NYC Will Take Another Shot at Expanding Speed Cameras This Year
According to a poll from Transportation Alternatives, public support for Vision Zero is high. Will that translate to effective street safety policy at City Hall and Albany?
January 26, 2017
34 Council Members Want City Subsidies for Bike-Share Expansion
A supermajority on the City Council says Mayor de Blasio should funding in his 2018 budget to expand the bike-share system to more neighborhoods.
January 18, 2017
DOT Will Test Out Public Parking Spots Dedicated to Car-Share
Half of the spaces will be in municipal parking facilities and half will be on-street.
December 12, 2016
DOT, NYPD Open to Bill Allowing Cyclists to Proceed on LPIs
The City Council transportation committee heard testimony today concerning a package of bike and pedestrian safety bills, including one that would allow cyclists to follow pedestrian signals instead of car signals.
November 15, 2016
DOT: City Should Have a Voice in New York’s Driverless Vehicle Future
If you believe the companies developing automated vehicle technology, driverless cars could be on the market as soon as 2021. It will probably take a lot longer than that for real autonomous fleets to operate in cities, but government agencies are already anticipating how to handle the driverless car future. On Friday, the New York City Council transportation committee got in on the action.
October 31, 2016
NYC Can Make Room for New Food Carts and Leave Space to Walk
The City Council is expected to move swiftly on a bill to eventually double the number of food vendor permits. Before the package of bills known as the Street Vending Modernization Act passes, advocates want to ensure that it includes more safeguards to avoid obstructing crowded sidewalks.
October 28, 2016
Bill Giving Cyclists a Head Start at LPIs Gets a Council Hearing Next Month
Momentum is building for Council Member Carlos Menchaca's bill to allow cyclists to proceed at traffic signals at the same time that pedestrians get the go-ahead. Intro 1072 would affect intersections with leading pedestrian intervals (LPIs) -- signals that give pedestrians a head start to establish themselves in the crosswalk ahead of turning motorists. If the bill passes, cyclists can legally take the same head-start.
October 24, 2016
MTA: Don’t Ask Us to Do More for NYC Bus Riders
Bus ridership in New York City has steadily declined since 2002, and bus riders put up with the slowest average speeds in the nation. But the MTA is in no hurry to fix the problem.
October 6, 2016
How Bad Is Bus Service on Your Route? Check This Web Site and See
Just how bad do bus riders have it in NYC? Today the transit advocates with the Bus Turnaround campaign launched a web site that lets you look up any route in the system and see how it performs. Spend a few minutes on the site and you'll see why ridership has fallen 16 percent citywide since 2002.
October 6, 2016
Three Bills Enhancing Bike Access to Buildings Get Council Approval
This afternoon the City Council voted in favor of a package of bills aimed to improve bike access to commercial and residential buildings.
September 14, 2016