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City Council Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Lower Default Speed Limit to 25

By Brad Aaron | Oct 7, 2014 | 3 Comments

The City Council passed legislation today to lower the citywide default speed limit to 25 miles per hour. The 25 mph speed limit takes effect on November 7. DOT is preparing to launch a campaign alerting drivers to the new law next week. In a written statement from executive director Paul Steely White, Transportation Alternatives […]

MTA: We’re Not Counting on Albany to Help Pay for Capital Program

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2014 | 9 Comments

The City Council transportation committee today passed bills to lower the city’s speed limit and give hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers a transit-related tax benefit. But most of this afternoon’s hearing was dedicated to the next MTA capital plan. Here are the highlights. In a joint vote, the committee unanimously approved a bill to […]

City Will Need More Than Signs to Get Drivers to Follow 25 MPH Speed Limit

By Brad Aaron | Oct 1, 2014 | 53 Comments

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. The council will soon pass legislation to enact the lower speed limit, which was enabled by Albany earlier this year. In testimony before […]

City Council Creates Fines for Hit-and-Run Drivers, Calls on Albany to Act

By Stephen Miller | Sep 23, 2014 | 1 Comment

Minutes ago, the City Council unanimously passed a bill that would levy civil penalties against hit-and-run drivers. Fines start at $500, increasing to $2,000 for drivers who leave injured victims and $10,000 for drivers who cause serious injury or death. The bill now goes to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is expected to sign it. […]

Proposed Hit-and-Run Fines Doubled, But Law Could Hinge on Drivers’ Word

By Brad Aaron | Sep 22, 2014 | 1 Comment

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. Intro 371 originally called for fines ranging from $500 to $5,000 for hit-and-run crashes […]

One City, By Bike: Getting It Done, or Why the Bikelash Is Behind Us

By Jon Orcutt | Sep 5, 2014 | 21 Comments

This is the final piece in a five-part series by former NYC DOT policy director Jon Orcutt about the de Blasio administration’s opportunities to expand and improve cycling in New York. Read part one, part two, part three, and part four. New bike lanes geared to Citi Bike expansion, bringing safer and more appealing cycling conditions to more neighborhoods, […]

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