Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

Blizzard of Discontent

By Ben Fried | Jan 3, 2011 | 32 Comments

We haven’t had the full reckoning promised by the City Council yet, but it seems safe to say that a few things contributed to the uproar over unplowed NYC streets over the holidays: 1) There was a lot of snow; 2) the Bloomberg administration didn’t declare a snow emergency, and 3) apparently many motorists could […]

NYC MDs: Tackling Obesity Takes Systemic Change and Safer Streets

By Ben Fried | Dec 15, 2010 | 11 Comments

So it looks like the lasting media image from last week’s City Council hearing on bike policy will be Marty Markowitz’s string of non-sequiturs sung to the tune of “My Favorite Things.” The routine was allowed to proceed even though committee chair Jimmy Vacca began the hearings with a call for decorum at all times. […]

More Testimony From the City Council Bike Hearing

By Ben Fried | Dec 10, 2010 | 28 Comments

The definitive account of yesterday’s Transportation Committee hearing on NYC bike policy has got to be the stream of tweets from BicyclesOnly, which are still pretty close to the top of his feed if you want to take a look. He reported that former deputy mayor and PPW bike lane opponent Norman Steisel was the […]

Quick Hits From Today’s City Council Hearing on Bike Policy

By Ben Fried | Dec 9, 2010 | 50 Comments

The line to testify at today’s Transportation Committee hearing on New York City bike policy was snaking outside into the biting cold well before the 10:00 a.m. start time. More than 70 people signed up to speak, filling up two hearing rooms at 250 Broadway. The first few hours of the hearing, however, belonged to […]

Next Week: Testify at City Council About NYC Bike Policy

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Dec 3, 2010 | 14 Comments

Heads up on an important calendar item for next week. On Thursday, the City Council Transportation Committee will hold an oversight hearing on bike policy, which is expected to focus on bike lanes and how they’re implemented. The public is invited to testify, so if you can spare the time to help explain to council […]

Dov Hikind Demagogues Against Safer Streets

By Ben Fried | Dec 1, 2010 | 16 Comments

Via Gothamist, here’s Assembly Member Dov Hikind railing against the new pedestrian refuges on Fort Hamilton Parkway at a Brooklyn Community Board 12 meeting last week. Hikind apparently can’t comprehend a program to install street safety amenities that reduce crossing distances in parts of town where lots of seniors live. His 13-minute tirade followed City […]

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