Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

Nothing About Public Transportation in Chris Quinn’s Transportation Report

By Brad Aaron | Feb 1, 2012 | 11 Comments

If you’re like most New York commuters, you took a train or bus to get to work today. And like most New Yorkers, you are invisible to the City Council and speaker Christine Quinn. On Tuesday, Quinn issued a letter, co-signed by transportation committee chair James Vacca, bragging about the accomplishments of a council obsessed […]

Quinn’s Parking Agenda Gives Nothing to the 54 Percent Who Don’t Own Cars

By Ben Fried | Jan 19, 2012 | 15 Comments

On Monday we published the revised schedule for this week’s City Council hearing in James Vacca’s transportation committee. Out with oversight of the MTA budget and its consequences for straphangers, in with bills to make parking more convenient. Maybe we were being a little unfair with that post, because the person who ultimately sets the […]

Another Year, Another David Greenfield Parking Bill

By Brad Aaron | Jan 12, 2012 | 18 Comments

The City Council is again looking to placate scofflaw drivers. This time, Council Member David Greenfield of Brooklyn wants to limit cases in which the city can tow vehicles belonging to drivers who have racked up hundreds of dollars in unpaid parking fines. DNAinfo has the story: “Any driver who has been towed knows that […]

City Council Bill Would Weaken Bikes in Garages Law, Keep Number of Spaces

By Noah Kazis | Nov 29, 2011 | 12 Comments

Two years after the City Council passed the Bicycle Access to Garages law, which set aside space for bike parking in commercial garages, legislators are turning their attention back to the issue. In response to low demand for the garage spaces, a bill sponsored by Queens rep Karen Koslowitz would loosen up some of the […]

Vacca Committee Passes DOT Public Review Bills With Friendly Amendments

By Noah Kazis | Nov 28, 2011 | 3 Comments

Amended versions of two bills adding requirements to the Department of Transportation’s public review process passed the City Council’s transportation committee unanimously this afternoon. The bills, which mainly codify current practices, would require DOT to consult with other city agencies and compile data on safety and traffic patterns for all major projects. “It is crucial […]

City Council Votes to Increase Oversight of Bike Lane Removal

By Ben Fried | Nov 4, 2011 | 9 Comments

Yesterday the City Council passed Lew Fidler’s Intro 412 — the bill mandating community board notification about the installation of bike lanes — setting the stage for some showboating from Fidler, Speaker Christine Quinn and Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca. “Our legislation will ensure the Department of Transportation works with community boards and fully considers […]

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