Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Polly Trottenberg

More Vision Zero Action Ahead in 2015, Says De Blasio, But Where’s Bratton?

By Stephen Miller | Jan 14, 2015 | 22 Comments

Mayor de Blasio trumpeted last year’s street safety gains, including a record low number of pedestrian deaths, at a press conference in the Bronx this morning marking the first year of his administration’s Vision Zero initiative. He also announced new street redesign projects for 2015 and defended Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who has not spoken […]

Highlights From Today’s City Council Transportation Infrastructure Hearing

By Stephen Miller | Nov 3, 2014 | 9 Comments

Today, the City Council transportation and economic development committees held a marathon joint hearing on New York’s transportation investment needs. Top staff from the MTA and NYC DOT, including Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, fielded questions from council members for the better part of the day. Here are some highlights: Council members Jimmy Van Bramer and […]

Trottenberg: Federal Cuts Could Make MTA Funding Gap Even Bigger

By Stephen Miller | Oct 17, 2014 | 1 Comment

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said today that the MTA is making “optimistic assumptions” about federal funding as it plans its next five-year capital program. The agency has identified only half the funds to cover the projected costs of the plan, which maintains, upgrades, and expands the transit system. At a panel with top-level city agency […]

Trottenberg Talks About Expanding Cycling in the de Blasio Era

By Stephen Miller | Sep 17, 2014 | 28 Comments

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg sat down for a Q&A with the New York Cycle Club Monday night to lay out her approach to expanding the city’s bike network. With NYU Rudin Center director Mitchell Moss moderating, Trottenberg said DOT will keep adding bike lanes on her watch, including protected lanes, without seeking to change a review […]

Hints About Woodhaven BRT at MTA Reinvention Commission Panel

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2014 | 5 Comments

The “transportation reinvention commission” convened at the request of Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off its public hearings yesterday with a panel of experts at MTA headquarters. Appointees, still trying to figure out the commission’s exact role, chewed over some of the region’s big transportation issues in a discussion that mostly lacked specifics. Still, there were […]

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