Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

DOT and TA: “Bike Safety Task Force” Won’t Make Biking Safer

By David Meyer | Dec 2, 2015 | 21 Comments

Okay, someone literally just compared #bikenyc to terrorists @NYCCouncil. Wow! — Joanna Oltman Smith (@jooltman) December 2, 2015 A proposed “bike safety task force” met with resistance from city officials and safe streets advocates at a City Council transportation committee meeting this morning. DOT joined Transportation Alternatives in opposing Intro 219, which would create a […]

Council Bills May Convolute City Policy on Cyclist Safety and Derelict Bikes

By Brad Aaron | Dec 1, 2015 | 12 Comments

The City Council transportation committee will take up a slate of bills tomorrow, including one that would create a “bicycle safety task force” that is opposed by Transportation Alternatives. Intro 219, introduced in 2014 at the request of Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, would establish a panel to “develop recommendations on how make New York […]

Rodriguez Backs Bill to Strengthen Legal Protections for People in Crosswalks

By Ben Fried | Nov 18, 2015 | 11 Comments

Momentum is building in the City Council for a bill to strengthen pedestrians’ right-of-way. Introduced by Public Advocate Tish James last week, Intro 997 picked up the support of Transportation Committee chair Ydanis Rodriguez today. The bill fixes a flawed city rule that says people should not start to cross the street at any point […]

Will Council Members Who Want Transit Improvements Back Toll Reform?

By David Meyer | Nov 13, 2015 | 20 Comments

At yesterday’s City Council transportation committee hearing, chair Ydanis Rodriguez hoped to engage the MTA and DOT concerning areas of the city that need more transit options. But despite being invited, according to Rodriguez, the MTA refused to send anyone. Instead, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg promised to pressure the MTA to invest in transportation projects to improve commuter times between Manhattan and the edges […]

City Hall Wants Council Members to Beef Up “Bikes in Buildings” Bills

By Ben Fried | Oct 14, 2015 | 34 Comments

No matter how well you lock up your bike in NYC, if you leave it outside for any significant amount of time, you never know what will be left when you get back. For secure storage, nothing beats a spot inside. But thanks to a bizarre aversion to bicycles shared by many landlords and property managers, a […]

NYPD Conspicuously Absent From City Council Vision Zero Hearing

By Brad Aaron | Oct 7, 2015 | 32 Comments

How seriously does Police Commissioner Bill Bratton take Vision Zero? The City Council transportation committee held a hearing today to gauge the city’s progress in reducing traffic injuries and deaths, and NYPD didn’t send a single person to provide testimony or answer questions. In NYPD’s absence, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg — as she often does — had to field council […]

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