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TransAlt: Hit-and-Run Alert and Reward Bills Should Be Broadened to Include More Crashes
NYPD and DOT testified in support of two City Council bills intended to help police catch hit-and-run drivers. However, Transportation Alternatives said the bills don’t cover enough types of crashes.
May 2, 2017
A Little Rain Didn’t Stop New Yorkers From Enjoying the Car-Free Streets This Weekend
Despite the overcast skies and drizzle, New Yorkers flocked to car-free streets in four boroughs on Saturday, the second year the city has marked Earth Day by turning over streets to people.
April 24, 2017
Rodriguez: NYC Can Move Cargo Without Relying on Big Trucks in the Center of Town
Trucks chew up NYC streets and account for a disproportionate share of traffic deaths in the city. City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez has some suggestions to reduce the impact of freight traffic on city streets.
April 12, 2017
City Council Calls for de Blasio to Fund Bike-Share Expansion and Fair Fares
The City Council is calling for two major transportation-related changes to Mayor de Blasio's budget: discount subway fares and Citi Bike expansion.
April 4, 2017
30 Blocks of Broadway Will Go Car-Free on Earth Day
On Saturday, April 22, the city will open up 30 blocks of Broadway for people, from Union Square to Times Square.
April 3, 2017
Rodriguez’s Push for Hit-and-Run Alerts Picks Up Support in Albany
Ydanis Rodriguez wants to create an Amber Alert-type system for nabbing hit-and-run drivers, and a growing number of legislators are signing on to the idea.
February 1, 2017
Rodriguez Wants More Streets to Go Car-Free This Earth Day
One of the ideas for the event, which coincides with Earth Day (April 22), is to make 14th Street car-free, previewing the types of changes needed to handle the looming L train shutdown.
January 31, 2017
34 Council Members Want City Subsidies for Bike-Share Expansion
A supermajority on the City Council says Mayor de Blasio should funding in his 2018 budget to expand the bike-share system to more neighborhoods.
January 18, 2017
No Charges After Drivers Kill 3 People in Separate Crashes in 4 Hours
Motorists killed three people walking and biking in Brooklyn. In one case a driver ran over a senior in broad daylight and left the scene.
January 10, 2017
Rodriguez Proposes Amber Alert System to Nab Fatal Hit-and-Run Drivers
Last year, fatal hit-and-run crashes increased 34 percent in New York City, and in the past week alone, hit-and-run drivers killed three pedestrians. This morning, City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez announced a legislative package aimed at combatting the growing hit-and-run epidemic.
January 4, 2017
