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New Law Requires ‘Daylighting’ At 100 Intersections Each Year — After ‘Study’
Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Queens), who chairs the transportation committee, introduced the bill last year, when 16 kids were killed in traffic violence, a record high in the Vision Zero era.
April 28, 2023
Assembly Member Carroll: When It Comes to Transit, Everyone Must Pay Their Fair Share
"Absent a true commitment to this broader vision, the least we can do is have everyone — the city and suburbs alike — pay their fair share to staunch the bleeding," the Park Slope lawmaker says.
April 28, 2023
Council Transportation Chair Says She Does Want Bike Lanes — But Also Community Board Input
Unelected community boards should be able to dictate the terms of street safety redesigns in their districts — even if that goes against the judgment of city planners, City Council Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers said this week.
April 27, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Albany Budget Watch Edition
A state budget deal is "very close," Gov. Hochul said. Plus other news.
April 26, 2023
DOT: We ‘Love’ Repeal of the Notorious Law that Delays Bike Lane Installation
"We love Lincoln Restler's bill," Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said, as he called for the banishing of the so-called Fidler Rule.
April 26, 2023
NYPD Opposes Watered-Down Citizen Enforcement Bill, But DOT is Now ‘Open’ to It
"Traffic agents are getting assaulted dozens of times a year, so we are certainly concerned with the potential for violence of everyday citizens using this program," a police official testified on a bill by Lincoln Restler (photo).
April 25, 2023
SMILE! Bus Lane Cameras Reduce Collisions, Speed Commutes, MTA Says
The MTA’s arsenal of bus-mounted bus lane enforcement cameras have not only sped up buses — but also reduced traffic crashes, a top transit official said.
April 25, 2023
Top Cop Claims NYPD’s Parking Sins Not ‘A Joke’ To Him (And Confirms He Reads Streetsblog)
Council Member Lincoln Restler was very very dubious about the first claim.
April 24, 2023
AND THE WINNER LOSER IS: The 75th Precinct is the Most Disrespectful of All!
Inspector Rohan Griffith's precinct has won Streetsblog's March (Parking) Madness tournament — and serves as a model for everything a station house should not do.
April 12, 2023
State Bill Seeks to Alter Environmental Review So it Doesn’t Only Care About Drivers
Shouldn't environmental review take into account the effect of cars on the environment rather than the other way around?
April 12, 2023
