Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

Mugging for TV, James Vacca Turns Transpo Committee Into Kangaroo Court

By Noah Kazis | May 5, 2011 | 12 Comments

When James Vacca called a hearing of the City Council transportation committee to discuss the DOT plaza program yesterday, what was he trying to get out of it? For many neighborhoods, the plaza program offers the best and only chance of expanding their limited supply of public space, and most of the council members who […]

Help Streetsblog Tell the Political Story Behind the Prospect Park West Fight

By Ben Fried | Mar 30, 2011 | 34 Comments

Thanks to some rescheduling, we’ve got nearly two months until the first court hearing on the Prospect Park West lawsuit. Flimsy as the plaintiffs’ case may be, they now have a long time to run their smear campaign against DOT and the neighborhood advocates who put in years of organizing to make this street safer. […]

City Council Unanimously Passes Bill to Open Street Safety Data

By Noah Kazis | Feb 16, 2011 | 3 Comments

The City Council passed three bills to open up traffic information unanimously today, according to Juan Martinez of Transportation Alternatives. The most far-reaching of those bills, Jessica Lappin’s legislation forcing the city to release fine-grained data about traffic crashes and traffic summonses every month, is expected to be signed by Mayor Bloomberg, the Daily News reported […]

Pedestrians and Cyclists Come First at D.C. Street Safety Hearing

By Brad Aaron | Feb 16, 2011 | No Comments

“If we want to give meaning to multi-modal transportation … and if we want a vibrant city, then we must encourage safety for people who walk and bicycle.” That was Phil Mendelson, the city council member in Washington, DC, who chaired a hearing on pedestrian and cyclist safety earlier this month (as quoted by TBD). […]

City Council Bills to Release Traffic Data Pass Committee Unanimously

By Noah Kazis | Feb 14, 2011 | 3 Comments

Three bills to open up information about traffic and street safety to the public cleared the City Council’s transportation committee unanimously today. According to committee chair James Vacca, the bills are scheduled for a floor vote this Wednesday. Two of the bills, in particular, should provide New Yorkers with a much clearer picture of what’s […]

Enviro Law Experts: Review For Bike Lanes a Waste of Taxpayer Money

By Noah Kazis | Jan 26, 2011 | 17 Comments

You know something’s amiss when you hear Republicans calling for more red tape and government bureaucracy, as Staten Island Council Members James Oddo and Vincent Ignizio did earlier this week with their call to require environmental review for all new bike lanes. But let’s indulge Oddo and Ignizio and take their proposal seriously for a […]

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