Election 2013
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StreetsPAC Endorses for Manhattan Borough President and More Council Seats
StreetsPAC announced its pick for Manhattan borough president today, along with endorsements in four more City Council races.
August 14, 2013
Anthony Weiner, Ready to Erase Bike Lanes, Won’t Be Cowed by “Jihadists”
It may be news to the national audience of BuzzFeed, but Anthony Weiner once said he would hold ribbon cuttings on his first day in Gracie Mansion to rip out the city's bike lanes. He now insists the expletive-laced promise was a joke, but he's firm in his opinion that at least two of the city's bike lanes should be removed. He reiterated that position in an interview with BuzzFeed's Ben Smith yesterday, adding that he's "not going to be bullied" on the issue by "policy jihadists."
August 13, 2013
Mayoral and City Council Candidates Respond to TA Questionnaire
This morning, Transportation Alternatives released the results of surveys it sent out to mayoral and City Council candidates. While council candidates expressed a wide variety of opinions, mayoral candidates primarily hammered home positions most of them have already discussed during the campaign, while revealing a few new details on their transportation and street safety policies.
August 12, 2013
At City Hall, Advocates Call on Mayoral Candidates to Tackle Street Safety
In the wake of a string of pedestrian fatalities, more than 100 people gathered on the steps of City Hall this morning at an event organized by Transportation Alternatives to demand that mayoral candidates step up to address street safety.
August 7, 2013
Bill de Blasio Outlines His “Vision Zero” Plan
As if on cue, Bill de Blasio today released a plan to reduce city traffic fatalities to zero within 10 years.
August 7, 2013
StreetsPAC Endorses for Public Advocate and Five Additional Council Seats
StreetsPAC announced its pick for public advocate today, along with endorsements in five more City Council races.
August 5, 2013
In Harlem Council Race, Two Very Different Positions on 125th Street SBS
Last night at a candidate debate hosted by block associations in Harlem, incumbent Council Member Inez Dickens, first elected to the District 9 seat in 2005, faced off against challenger Vince Morgan, a community development banker and former chair of the 125th Street Business Improvement District. While transportation didn't come up much in the debate itself, some important differences between the candidates were discernible -- particularly on the issue of Select Bus Service on 125th Street and the city's plans for a waste transfer station on East 91st Street.
July 31, 2013
Three People Killed in Traffic This Weekend. What Will NYC’s Next Mayor Do?
In the span of little more than 24 hours, drivers killed three pedestrians in New York City this weekend.
July 29, 2013
Quinn Proposes Triboro BRT Line With Separated Bus Lanes
Since Scott Stringer left the mayoral field for the comptroller race, the mayoral candidates haven't spoken much about the Triboro RX, a plan to bring circumferential rail service to Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx using existing tracks and rights of way. But they have spoken highly, if not very specifically, of Bus Rapid Transit. And a few have zeroed in on the transit needs of outer-borough communities, where job growth is outpacing Manhattan, but commute times are lengthening.
July 26, 2013
StreetsPAC Is Sending Out Its Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire
StreetsPAC has released its mayoral candidate questionnaire.
July 24, 2013