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Which City Council Member Will Call for Bike-Share Expansion Next?
Council members whose constituents live beyond the reach of bike-share's first 330 stations are already clamoring for the system to expand. Capital New York's Dana Rubinstein spoke with Steve Levin about expanding the system in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Melissa Mark-Viverito about stations in East Harlem and the Bronx, and Jimmy Van Bramer, who wants the program in western Queens.
May 31, 2013
Who Will Be the Next City Council Member to Subscribe to Citi Bike?
Steve Levin is the second council member to announce his Citi Bike membership. He is one of over 5,000 people to sign up for bike-share since memberships went on sale Monday.
April 18, 2013
Participatory Budgeting Offers Chance to Vote for Livable Streets Projects
Eight city council members have put a portion of their discretionary capital funds up for a vote as part of an exercise in participatory budgeting, which allows residents to decide how the money will be spent in their own neighborhoods. Votes in each district are approaching soon, and there's an opportunity to support livable streets projects.
March 18, 2013
With Speed Cams in Silver’s Budget, Council Calls on Albany to Take Action
This morning, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca, and council members Jimmy Van Bramer, Stephen Levin, and Leroy Comrie joined street safety advocates in calling on Albany to pass legislation allowing a speed camera demonstration program in New York City.
March 12, 2013
Council Members Use Downtown Brooklyn Parking Reform as Bargaining Chip
Parking reform for Downtown Brooklyn -- which would take the mild but worthwhile step of cutting the district's mandatory parking minimums in half -- went before a City Council subcommittee on Monday. The fate of the proposal now comes down to council members Tish James and Steve Levin, who represent the area. The two representatives are talking tough and trying to get DCP to do more -- but what they want has little to do with parking policy.
November 28, 2012
Council Members Propose Widening Brooklyn Bridge Bike-Ped Path
Council Members Brad Lander, Margaret Chin, and Stephen Levin -- along with advocates from Transportation Alternatives -- stood at the Manhattan entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge this morning and put forth a proposal to expand the bridge's increasingly popular and exceedingly cramped bike and pedestrian path.
August 7, 2012
City Council Can’t Force NYPD to Adhere to State Law on Crash Investigations
The City Council has concluded it cannot require NYPD to fully investigate traffic crashes, despite indications that current department protocols may violate state law.
May 15, 2012
Steve Levin to Ray Kelly: Time to Fully Investigate Serious Traffic Injuries
Brooklyn City Council Member Steve Levin wants NYPD to explain the way it investigates traffic crashes, and is preparing legislation that would bring department procedures in line with state law and significantly increase the number of officers trained to deal with cases involving serious injury and death.
March 15, 2012
Saturday: Tish James Gets the Word Out on Bike-Ped Unity
Brooklyn Council Member Letitia James wants cyclists and pedestrians to get along. This Saturday, she's hosting what she hopes will be the first annual "Building Bridges Bike Day" at Grand Army Plaza.
August 11, 2011
Steve Levin Has No Position on the Prospect Park West Bike Lane
Following last week's double committee vote in favor of DOT's suggested changes for the Prospect Park West bike lane, the proposal to add raised pedestrian refuges to the redesign is set to go to the full board on April 13.
March 21, 2011