Letitia James
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James and Cumbo Wilt Under Pressure, Oppose Clinton Ave Bikeway
Last year, Public Advocate Tish James called on DOT to make protected bike lanes a standard feature of street redesigns, a stance she recently elaborated on in an interview with Streetsblog. In December, Council Member Laurie Cumbo stood with the family of Victoria Nicodemus, who was run over and killed on a Fort Greene sidewalk, at a vigil for safer streets.
May 18, 2016
Advocacy Coalition Calls for Lower Transit Fares for Low-Income New Yorkers
The Riders Alliance and the Community Service Society of New York are calling for half-priced transit fares for New Yorkers between the ages of 18 and 64 who fall below the federal poverty level. The coalition, which includes Public Advocate Letitia James and Comptroller Scott Stringer, rallied outside City Hall yesterday for discount fares.
April 11, 2016
NYPD and DOT Back Bill to Expand Right of Way for Pedestrians
NYPD and DOT both support a bill to give pedestrians more legal protection under the city's Right of Way Law.
April 4, 2016
Public Advocate Tish James Wants More Movement on Vision Zero
As a council member representing Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and parts of Crown Heights, Tish James was a vocal proponent of redesigning Grand Army Plaza and other street safety initiatives. Since her election to the public advocate's office two years ago, James has amplified her message about the need to rethink city streets, advocating for better laws to safeguard pedestrians, more protected bike lanes, and bus rapid transit.
January 26, 2016
Tish James and Queens Pols to DOT: Finish Strong on Woodhaven BRT
Public Advocate Letitia James joined Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Donovan Richards, and Queens transit activists on the steps of City Hall this morning to push the de Blasio administration to follow through on its plans for better bus service along Woodhaven Boulevard.
December 7, 2015
De Blasio Hasn’t Done It, So Tish James Intros Bill to Legalize Walking
A bill from Public Advocate Tish James would clean up outdated city traffic rules that NYPD and district attorneys say are an obstacle to applying the Right of Way Law.
November 10, 2015
Tish James Calls on DOT to Make Bike Lanes Standard on Vision Zero Projects
Have you noticed that DOT street safety projects are leaving out bike lanes even when there's plenty of room for them? So has Public Advocate Tish James.
July 28, 2015
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