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Greenfield and Treyger Want Higher Speeds on One of NYC’s Deadliest Streets
Council members David Greenfield and Mark Treyger think drivers should be able to go faster on Ocean Parkway, one of the city's most dangerous streets.
May 29, 2015
Ridiculous David Greenfield Parking Bills: A Timeline
A few years back Streetsblog ran a post with the headline “Another Year, Another David Greenfield Parking Bill." And it's true! Except for 2014, Greenfield has introduced or sponsored legislation intended to somehow lessen the hassle of parking every year since 2010.
February 2, 2015
Council Members Grill Uber on Prices, But What About Safety?
The City Council transportation committee heard testimony today on a bill to prohibit for-hire vehicle companies from "charging excessive rates." Council members made no bones about the fact that they are taking aim at Uber, which raises and lowers fares in response to demand. Uber calls it "dynamic pricing." It's also known as "surge pricing" and, to some council members and Uber competitors, "price-gouging."
January 12, 2015
De Blasio Signs Transit Benefit Bill, Says 25 MPH Limit Will Save Lives
This afternoon, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation requiring companies with 20 or more full-time employees in New York City to offer the federal transit tax benefit to their workers. The measure, which takes effect in 2016, is expected to save employers and workers millions of dollars each year. He also held a hearing on New York City’s new default speed limit of 25 mph, which goes into effect November 7. The mayor will hold a formal bill signing before that date.
October 20, 2014
Got a Parking Problem? David Greenfield’s Purported Solution Won’t Fix It
Six months ago, when Council Member David Greenfield got the chair of the land use committee, it looked like a bad sign for parking reform in New York City. Can the city eliminate costly parking minimums if the land use committee is led by an elected whose approach to every parking problem seems to be "add more"?
July 28, 2014
Traffic Violence Victims’ Families Tell Their Stories at City Hall
Before the big City Council hearing on street safety legislation this afternoon, elected officials joined families of traffic violence victims outside City Hall to push for speed camera and speed limit bills in Albany, along with more traffic enforcement and better street designs from the de Blasio administration.
April 30, 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
Council Passes Hit-and-Run Bill; Greenfield Tables Speed Limit Legislation
The City Council yesterday passed legislation requiring NYPD to post regular reports on the most serious hit-and-run crashes, while a bill to lower speed limits on certain streets has been set aside until next year.
December 20, 2013
Council Now Wants to Set Speed Limits at 25 MPH Citywide
A City Council effort to lower speed limits to 20 miles per hour on residential streets citywide has been dropped in favor of a bill that would set limits at 25 mph on narrow one-way streets.
November 27, 2013
At City Council Hearing, Impassioned Appeals for Lower Speed Limits
City Council reps and members of the public spoke unanimously today in support of a bill to lower speed limits to a life-saving 20 miles per hour in neighborhoods citywide. But if the council adopts the measure, it will do so over the objection of DOT, which said the proposal would create conflicts with state law.
October 31, 2013