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Council and Advocates Unite Behind 25 MPH Limit to Pass Bill in Albany

By Stephen Miller | May 14, 2014 | No Comments

In an effort to pass a bill in the state legislature this session to reduce the city’s default speed limit, the City Council and street safety advocates are uniting behind the de Blasio administration’s call for a 25 mph limit. In a unanimous 9-0 vote this morning, the City Council Transportation Committee passed a resolution supporting […]

After Quick Work by CB 7 and DOT, Safety Fixes Debut at 96th and Broadway

By Stephen Miller | May 13, 2014 | 8 Comments

After the deaths of Cooper Stock, Alexander Shear, and Samantha Lee at or near the intersection of 96th Street and Broadway shook Upper West Siders in January, DOT promised fixes to an intersection that locals complained had become even more dangerous to cross after a reconstruction project just a few years before. This morning, the city debuted those changes, including […]

Takeaways From This Week’s City Council Vision Zero Hearing

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2014 | 3 Comments

The office of Ydanis Rodriguez says he is aiming to get several traffic safety bills passed in the near future, while others that were taken up by his transportation committee at a Wednesday Vision Zero hearing may be held up. At a press conference announcing the Broadway arterial slow zone Thursday, Rodriguez said of the […]

Traffic Violence Victims’ Families Tell Their Stories at City Hall

By Stephen Miller | Apr 30, 2014 | 11 Comments

Before the big City Council hearing on street safety legislation this afternoon, elected officials joined families of traffic violence victims outside City Hall to push for speed camera and speed limit bills in Albany, along with more traffic enforcement and better street designs from the de Blasio administration. Three weeks ago, 22-year-old Kelly Gordon was struck and killed […]

City Council Reso Calls for Community Board Term Limits and Transparency

By Brad Aaron | Apr 25, 2014 | 6 Comments

A resolution brewing in the City Council recommends major reform for community boards. Introduced by freshman City Council Member Ben Kallos, the reso calls for board members to serve a maximum of five consecutive two-year terms, and for unspecified term limits for board and committee chairs. It also recommends a transparent appointment process and highly publicized, […]

Slew of Traffic Safety Bills on Council Transpo Committee Agenda

By Brad Aaron | Apr 24, 2014 | 14 Comments

The City Council transportation committee has a full docket of traffic safety bills on the agenda for its April 30 meeting. We’ll have more on some of these bills in future posts, but for now here’s a summary. There are a number of bills pertaining to taxi safety. Intro 276 would institute a one-year pilot […]

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