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DOT and Ydanis Rodriguez Break Ground on Uptown Bike Lanes
Don't underestimate the importance of this development: Today, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez announced the groundbreaking for new bike routes linking the Hudson River Greenway to the restored High Bridge, which connects Upper Manhattan to the Bronx.
June 12, 2015
Council Calls on de Blasio to Double “Great Streets” Redesign Funds
The City Council wants Mayor de Blasio to double funding for DOT capital projects to overhaul the city's most dangerous streets and save more lives, faster.
June 10, 2015
Will Rodriguez and Brewer Reappoint CB 12 Crank Jim “Honey Child” Berlin?
City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer can remove a barrier to safer streets in Upper Manhattan by relieving Jim Berlin of his spot on Community Board 12, which covers Washington Heights and Inwood.
March 6, 2015
Ydanis Rodriguez Bill Would Open Residential Elevators to Bikes
The City Council is poised to eliminate a major hassle for many New Yorkers who own bikes. A bill from Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez would mandate that all residential buildings in the city allow residents to use elevators to transport their bikes to and from their apartments.
February 26, 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
DOT: Seaman Avenue Bike Lanes Won’t Return This Year
The asphalt is fresh, the yellow lines and crosswalks installed, but DOT won't be returning bike lanes to Seaman Avenue until next year, according to the office of local City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez.
November 24, 2014
City Will Need More Than Signs to Get Drivers to Follow 25 MPH Speed Limit
DOT will conduct a weeks-long publicity campaign and post thousands of signs to alert motorists to the city's new 25 mph speed limit, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told City Council members today.
October 1, 2014
Proposed Hit-and-Run Fines Doubled, But Law Could Hinge on Drivers’ Word
Ahead of a scheduled Tuesday vote by the full City Council, transportation committee members voted today to increase proposed civil penalties for hit-and-run drivers. However, the bill in question still contains language that could make it difficult to apply the new fines.
September 22, 2014
Rodriguez Bill Would Use Taxi TV to Help NYPD Close Hit-and-Run Cases
A bill introduced today by City Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez [PDF] would require all street hail taxis to display notifications from NYPD about wanted hit-and-run drivers using in-vehicle screens like Taxi TV. If utilized by NYPD, the hope is the technology will help improve the department’s low closure rate for hit-and-run cases.
August 21, 2014