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Here Are the NYC Electeds Who Take Campaign Money From Trash Carters
Private trash haulers have killed at least 16 people walking and biking in NYC since 2012. But some electeds are less worried about the industry’s safety record than sparing waste haulers the effort of reforming their operations.
July 24, 2018
Bronx Beep Ruben Diaz Jr. Calls for Better Bikeway on Grand Concourse
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. wants better bike infrastructure on the Grand Concourse.
February 22, 2016
Bronx Beep Ruben Diaz Calls on State DOT to Transform Sheridan Expressway
The effort to transform the Sheridan Expressway got a boost this morning from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., who in his State of the Borough address called on the Cuomo administration to take action.
February 19, 2015
Instead of Reforming NYC Tolls, Ruben Diaz, Jr. Proposes Soaking the Bronx
Like the Tea Party adherents who are always going to equate walkability and sustainable transportation with a global UN conspiracy, some New York City electeds are always going to call road pricing "regressive" no matter how much the evidence suggests otherwise.
April 8, 2014
Yankee Stadium Parking Garages “Almost Certainly” Coming Down
How long now before the Yankee Stadium parking fiasco becomes an unpleasant memory?
August 30, 2012
Neighborhood Slow Zone Opens in Claremont, Perhaps the First of Many
The city's first "neighborhood slow zone" officially opened this morning, bringing a 20 mph speed limit and new traffic calming treatments to the residential Claremont neighborhood in the Bronx. Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, joined by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., City Council Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca and local District Manager John Dudley, announced that the 20 mph zones would soon be coming to neighborhoods across the city. Starting today, residents and community boards can apply for their own slow zone.
November 21, 2011
Replacement For Yankee Stadium Parking Will Still Have to Pay The Bills
As the operator of the taxpayer-financed Yankee Stadium parking garages heads toward default, there's no longer any question that providing so much parking in such a transit-rich location was a mistake on the scale of Carl Pavano's contract. The decision to give up $2.5 million in city taxes and $5 million in state revenue has proven a poor investment indeed. The question, at this point, is what comes next.
March 17, 2011
Bike to Work Day Finale: Why the Bronx Commutes By Bike
Streetfilms' Robin Urban Smith was up on the Grand Concourse this morning for one of New York's Bike to Work Day traditions -- the Bronx Borough President's ride from Poe Park down to Lou Gehrig Plaza. Watch and see all the different answers you get when you ask people, "Why do you bike to work?"
May 21, 2010
Time to Call Your Legislators About Congestion Pricing
With mixed messages at best coming from Albany and time running out, state legislators need to hear from constituents who support congestion pricing.
April 3, 2008
Pricing Round-Up: Dems Conference in Albany
Assembly Democrats met behind closed doors last night to gauge their collective sentiment on congestion pricing. According to the Post, only seven of the 36 legislators who spoke during the meeting expressed support, but the one who matters most, Shelly Silver, remains uncommitted:
April 3, 2008