Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

Council Mem James Oddo: Require Enviro Review for All New Bike Lanes

By Ben Fried | Jan 24, 2011 | 36 Comments

Last week’s release of “before” and “after” stats on the Prospect Park West bike lane tells an increasingly familiar story: A DOT redesign has increased cycling while making the street safer for pedestrians and drivers. Since safer streets make it easier for New Yorkers to get around without a car, and since biking and walking […]

Tell Eric Ulrich What You Think of Bike Licensing

By Noah Kazis | Jan 18, 2011 | 25 Comments

Think that mandatory license plates for bikes is a bad idea? That it’ll drain city resources and put a barrier between New Yorkers and a popular, efficient, and green transportation mode? That bike licensing is trying to solve a problem that only exists in some lawmakers’ imaginations? Now’s your chance to let Queens Republican Eric Ulrich […]

A Video Message About Bike Licensing, From New Jersey

By Ben Fried | Jan 14, 2011 | 53 Comments

Via Andy B at WalkBikeJersey, here’s how one Newark newspaperman responded to a recent proposal to mandate bicycle registration in his state. (Congrats on breaking the story, WalkBikeJersey.) NYC’s own Eric Ulrich is contemplating a similar bill, though not one that would apply to minors. Somehow I doubt any of our local print outfits will […]

Queens Council Mem Eric Ulrich: Register Every Adult Who Rides a Bike

By Ben Fried | Jan 14, 2011 | 40 Comments

Looks like Queens Council Member Eric Ulrich has come down with a nasty case of legislative diarrhea. The Post reports on Ulrich’s belief that streets will be safer if cyclists are required to ride with ID tags: In a bid to rein in rogue cyclists, all adult pedal pushers in the city will be required […]

In Great Wal-Mart Debate, Will City Council Question Big-Box Development?

By Noah Kazis | Jan 12, 2011 | 22 Comments

Here comes Wal-Mart. The retail giant, the nation’s largest employer, has been eyeing the untapped New York City market for years. So far, opposition to Wal-Mart’s notorious labor record has kept the chain outside city limits, but a new push to establish a beachhead in the five boroughs is now underway. The likeliest site for […]

Vacca, City Council Agree to Deeper Budget Cuts to Keep Parking Cheap

By Ben Fried | Jan 6, 2011 | 14 Comments

Speaker Christine Quinn’s office just announced that the City Council has reached a budget deal with the Bloomberg administration, restoring some services slated for cuts and targeting others instead. There’s also one case where the council successfully fought to prevent the city from raising revenue to fund more services. A proposal to increase parking meter […]

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