Mayor de Blasio Isn’t Perfect on Talking the Vision Zero Talk — Or Walking the Walk
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Mayor de Blasio remains under fire for not walking the Vision Zero walk anymore — but on Friday, he showed he can't even fully talk the talk.
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BQX Advocates Make Pitch for Trolley — But Critics Push Back
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Mayor de Blasio needs to just abandon his beloved $2.7-billion BQX streetcar, opponents said Thursday at the City Council's first trolley task force hearing.
Safe Streets Advocates to Mayor: We’re Just Waiting For Your Signature
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Mayor de Blasio is suddenly backing a street redesign bill he has long opposed. Why? He has no choice.
Private Carting Company Whose Employee Killed a Man Last Week Has a History of Reckless Driving
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The private sanitation company whose driver killed one motorcycle rider and injured another in Jamaica last week has racked up more serious moving violations than it has trucks in its fleet.
Construction Firms Must Create Safe Detour For Cyclists — Or Have Their Permits Revoked
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Manhattan Council Member Carlina Rivera's bill would require construction companies to provide safe detours for cyclists, instead of spitting them out into lanes of speeding traffic.
Vision Zero Itself Goes on Trial in the Bronx On Wednesday
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The battle over Mayor de Blasio's signature street safety initiative was set in motion last month when a Bronx judge blocked the city from implementing a plan to tame drivers on a 31-block stretch of Morris Park Avenue.