Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brad Lander

Advocates Urge Lander to Upgrade NYPD Crash Data Bill

By Stephen Miller | Apr 7, 2014 | 3 Comments

A bill that would have pushed Ray Kelly’s police department one step closer to opening up crash data has been reintroduced by Council Member Brad Lander. But with new leadership, NYPD is dropping hints that it will release better public data soon. Advocates say Lander’s bill could use some upgrades to help the public get […]

Council Members Say DOT Needs Funds for Vision Zero, Bike-Share Expansion

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2014 | 1 Comment

City Council members today expressed strong support for Vision Zero, bike-share expansion, and other safe streets initiatives, but it’s not clear how they will be funded. At a transportation committee budget hearing, council members heard from the Taxi and Limousine Commission, the MTA, and DOT. Among other issues, reps from each agency were asked how […]

At City Council Hearing, Impassioned Appeals for Lower Speed Limits

By Brad Aaron | Oct 31, 2013 | 21 Comments

City Council reps and members of the public spoke unanimously today in support of a bill to lower speed limits to a life-saving 20 miles per hour in neighborhoods citywide. But if the council adopts the measure, it will do so over the objection of DOT, which said the proposal would create conflicts with state […]

Samuel Cohen Eckstein, 12, Killed by Van Driver on Prospect Park West

By Stephen Miller | Oct 9, 2013 | 65 Comments

Samuel Cohen Eckstein, a 12 year-old boy about to celebrate his bar mitzvah, was killed yesterday at the intersection of Third Street and Prospect Park West in Park Slope. NYPD says the crash investigation is ongoing and as of now there are no arrests or summonses for the driver who ran him over. Although police would […]

State DOT Commits to Improve Deadly Intersection and Study Ocean Parkway

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2013 | 5 Comments

After delaying action on a NYC DOT pedestrian safety plan that local residents voted to fund, the state DOT says that it’s not only “in general agreement” with the plan, but supports specific changes to be implemented as soon as this fall. In addition to upgrades at the intersection of Church Avenue and Ocean Parkway, state […]

After Delay, State DOT Says Plan for Deadly Kensington Intersection Due Soon

By Stephen Miller | Aug 22, 2013 | 2 Comments

This morning, Council Member Brad Lander delivered a stack of petitions to Governor Cuomo’s Midtown office demanding approval from the state DOT for a pedestrian safety fix that his constituents developed with NYC DOT. It may happen: State DOT says that it will complete a final design with the city by the end of next […]

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