Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

The Comptroller Race: Who Will Stand Up for Transit?

By Ben Fried | Sep 14, 2009 | 8 Comments

John Liu and David Yassky might be headed for a run-off in the comptroller race. We’ve got two more citywide elections to review on the eve of tomorrow’s primary vote — the contests for comptroller and public advocate. If you’re a little unclear about what these positions do, here’s the short version: The comptroller is […]

The Race for District 26: Who Will Stem the Traffic Tide?

By Ben Fried | Sep 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Top to bottom: Deirdre Feerick, James Van Bramer, Brent O’Leary. Of all the City Council districts in New York, the one crying out the loudest for transportation reform might just be the seat vacated by Eric Gioia — District 26 in the southwestern corner of Queens. Gioia, after some wobbling, voted yes on congestion pricing […]

Council District 20: Who Will Replace the Mercurial John Liu?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 9, 2009 | 6 Comments

L-r: Council candidates S.J. Jung, John Choe, Evergreen C. Chou, James Wu and Isaac Sasson Outgoing Council Member John Liu has been a fickle legislator when it comes to livable streets. While the transportation committee chair might endorse congestion pricing, he was also a staunch defender of the mythical put-upon working stiff whose very survival […]

The District 33 Transpo Debate: Can They Top Yassky on Livable Streets?

By Ben Fried | Sep 2, 2009 | 4 Comments

L-r: City Council candidates Ken Baer, Doug Biviano, Ken Diamondstone, Jo Anne Simon, Evan Thies. The most telling answers at Transportation Alternatives’ District 33 City Council candidates forum came after an audience member asked point blank for the debaters’ stance on congestion pricing. "I can’t support a candidate who’ll support congestion pricing," said the questioner, […]

Preview: District 33 Transpo Smackdown

By Ben Fried | Sep 1, 2009 | 9 Comments

Tonight’s candidate forum for the 33rd City Council district, which covers the Brooklyn neighborhoods closest to the East River, bears special significance for livable streets policy. Outgoing rep David Yassky was an early supporter of congestion pricing in the City Council and later carried the banner for the Bicycle Access Bill, which passed earlier this […]

Upper Manhattan Council Candidates Take a Pass on Livable Streets Survey

By Brad Aaron | Aug 27, 2009 | 14 Comments

Decrepit subway stations, like the shuttered 1 train stop at 181st St., is just one of the issues Upper Manhattan City Council candidates don’t care to talk about. Photo: Daily News When I set out to summarize responses to the Transportation Alternatives Candidate Survey from City Council contenders in Washington Heights and Inwood, I expected […]

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