Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

With Albany AWOL, Council Bill Proposes Fines Against Hit-and-Run Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Sep 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

With perpetrators having little to fear from police and prosecutors, a new City Council bill aims to deter drivers from fleeing crash scenes by attaching civil penalties to hit-and-run. Proposed by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez, Intro 371 would levy fines of $250 to $5,000 against drivers who leave the scene […]

Council Members Van Bramer, Levin Come Out on Top in TA Report Card

By Stephen Miller | Aug 27, 2014 | No Comments

Which members of the City Council have made transportation a priority this term? A new report card from Transportation Alternatives [PDF] ranks each borough’s delegation on whether its members sponsored 15 key transportation bills and resolutions signed by the mayor in the first six months of 2014. It found that, while a majority of council members are […]

City Council: Drivers With Free On-Street Parking Have Suffered Enough

By Stephen Miller | Jun 30, 2014 | 15 Comments

It may be the Vision Zero era, but some things never change. If you’re looking for cost-free, consequence-free storage of your private automobile in public space, the City Council still has your back. The bill under consideration today by the City Council’s transportation committee, to nibble away at alternate side parking restrictions, may not be […]

De Blasio Signs Traffic Safety Bills, Says 25 MPH Will Go Into Effect This Fall

By Stephen Miller | Jun 23, 2014 | 32 Comments

Earlier today, Mayor Bill de Blasio returned to the schoolyard where he launched his administration’s Vision Zero campaign in January, just feet from where 9-year-old Noshat Nahian was killed last December while walking to PS 152 with his sister. A little more than six months after announcing his intent to eliminate traffic fatalities within 10 years, […]

City Council Passes Home Rule Message for 25 MPH. Is Klein Listening?

By Stephen Miller | Jun 11, 2014 | 4 Comments

Update: The Daily News reports that Klein will be introducing legislation by the end of the week to lower speed limits to 25 mph only on streets with two lanes or less. Streets with more than two lanes would remain at 30 mph, and the local community board would be required to make a request for a […]

Council Bill Would Fine Drivers for Leaving the Scene of a Crash

By Brad Aaron | Jun 4, 2014 | 8 Comments

Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Ydanis Rodriguez have introduced a bill that would impose civil penalties for hit-and-run crashes. Intro 371 would attach escalating fines, based on injury severity, for violating Section 600 of the state traffic code, which deals with leaving the scene. Fines would begin at “not more than” $250 for drivers […]

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