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DOT’s 5-Year Plan: Faster Buses, Smarter Parking, 5-Boro Citi Bike, Lots More
NYC DOT published a new strategic plan yesterday [PDF], marking the first time the agency has refreshed its guiding document under Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.
September 15, 2016
Six City Council Members Endorse de Blasio Trash Hauling Reforms
A group of City Council members has endorsed Mayor de Blasio's plan to reform the way commercial waste is collected.
August 23, 2016
Private Trash Hauler Critically Injures Cyclist in Flatbush [Updated]
Update: NYPD identified the victim of this crash as Derrick Belton, 44. Belton died from his injuries on August 21, according to police.
August 19, 2016
Commercial Trash Carting Reforms Could Cut Millions of Miles of Truck Traffic
Reforming the city's commercial waste carting industry could reduce garbage truck traffic as much as 15 million miles each year, according to a new report from the Department of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission.
August 18, 2016
Why No Charges From Cy Vance for Hit-and-Run Killing of Noah Goldstein?
Nearly two weeks have passed since a sanitation truck driver struck and killed 21-year-old Noah Goldstein near Columbus Circle and left the scene. The driver has been identified, yet police and Manhattan DA Cy Vance have filed no charges. The truck operator who killed Goldstein is free to keep driving on NYC streets.
June 30, 2016
Labor and Advocacy Groups Call for Action on Unsafe Garbage Haulers
A new report from Transform Don't Trash NYC, a coalition of labor and advocacy groups including Teamsters Local 813 and Transportation Alternatives, is calling on the city to get unsafe sanitation trucks off NYC streets.
June 16, 2016
Truck Driver Charged With Reckless Driving for Killing Heather Lough at NYBG
A truck driver struck and killed a woman outside the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx last week. He has been charged with reckless driving and failure to yield.
May 4, 2016
Concerned About Illegal Parking? Stuff It, Says P.C. Richard & Son
Here's one company doing business in NYC that doesn't want to hear about fleet safety.
April 12, 2016
TA Will Track Safety Policies of NYC’s Private Fleet Operators
Transportation Alternatives is calling on private fleet operators who do business in New York City to talk about what they're doing to make employees safer drivers.
April 11, 2016