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De Blasio Signs Right of Way and Bike Access Bills
Following unanimous City Council votes earlier this month, Mayor de Blasio signed several bills yesterday with important implications for walking and biking in NYC.
September 29, 2016
People on Bikes Take Over Fifth Ave to Demand Safe Streets From de Blasio
New Yorkers on bikes took over Fifth Avenue yesterday evening to demand stronger action from Mayor de Blasio to implement life-saving street redesigns essential to achieving his goal of zero traffic deaths by 2024. Organizers estimate that more than a thousand people participated.
September 16, 2016
De Blasio Doesn’t Need to Defend His Bike Policies, He Needs to Take Action
Two days before a mass demonstration and bike ride to demand more action from the de Blasio administration to prevent cyclist deaths, the mayor and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg made a media play that seems designed to deflect pressure, announcing that the city is on track to build a record 18 miles of protected bike lanes this year.
September 13, 2016
De Blasio Promises “More Visible Impact” on Reducing Traffic Deaths
Appearing with WNYC's Brian Lehrer for his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment this morning, Mayor de Blasio said the city's Vision Zero effort is "still in its infancy" and that "there's a lot more to do." The remarks come at a time when the city's two-year run of reducing traffic deaths seems increasingly unlikely to continue in 2016.
September 9, 2016
A Closer Look at How the L Train Shutdown Will Disrupt Transit Trips
The 18-month shutdown of the L train between North Brooklyn and Eighth Avenue may be three years away, but officials still have to move quickly to help hundreds of thousands of L passengers get where they need to go. So far, city officials and the MTA have yet to provide much in the way of specifics.
September 7, 2016
De Blasio: Eastern Parkway Pedestrian Islands Posed Parade Safety Hazard
Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference yesterday that pedestrian islands on Eastern Parkway were removed because unnamed elected officials wanted to make room for West Indian Day Parade floats, which would have otherwise posed a risk to the public. The mayor indicated the median islands would not have been installed had the city realized they would interfere with the parade, which is held once a year.
September 1, 2016
De Blasio’s Office Ducks Responsibility for Erasing Eastern Pkwy Ped Islands
DOT removed pedestrian islands on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights yesterday, undoing years of street safety advocacy work on the part of local residents and community board members with no public process, and no one in the de Blasio administration is taking responsibility.
August 31, 2016
TA Calls on de Blasio to Act After Driver Kills Cyclist, 78, on Northern Blvd
NYPD filed no charges and issued no summonses after a driver struck and killed Michael Schenkman, 78, while he biked on Northern Boulevard in Bayside.
August 25, 2016