Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ydanis Rodriguez

Rodriguez speaking earlier today at a DOT press conference for Car-Free Day. Photo: David Meyer

Rodriguez: NYC Can Move Cargo Without Relying on Big Trucks in the Center of Town

By David Meyer | Apr 12, 2017 | 13 Comments

Trucks chew up NYC streets and account for a disproportionate share of traffic deaths in the city. City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez has some suggestions to reduce the impact of freight traffic on city streets.

City Council finance chair Julissa Ferreras-Copeland and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at budget hearings last month. Photo: William Alatriste for NYC Council

City Council Calls for de Blasio to Fund Bike-Share Expansion and Fair Fares

By David Meyer | Apr 4, 2017 | 2 Comments

The City Council is calling for two major transportation-related changes to Mayor de Blasio's budget: discount subway fares and Citi Bike expansion.

Car Free Day 2017 is fast approaching. Photo: Chelsea Yamada

30 Blocks of Broadway Will Go Car-Free on Earth Day

By David Meyer | Apr 3, 2017 | 15 Comments

On Saturday, April 22, the city will open up 30 blocks of Broadway for people, from Union Square to Times Square.

The parents of hit-and-run victim DJ Jinx Paul joined elected officials outside City Hall this morning. Photo: David Meyer

Rodriguez’s Push for Hit-and-Run Alerts Picks Up Support in Albany

By David Meyer | Feb 1, 2017 | 3 Comments

Ydanis Rodriguez wants to create an Amber Alert-type system for nabbing hit-and-run drivers, and a growing number of legislators are signing on to the idea.

Rodriguez Wants More Streets to Go Car-Free This Earth Day

By David Meyer | Jan 31, 2017 | 2 Comments

One of the ideas for the event, which coincides with Earth Day (April 22), is to make 14th Street car-free, previewing the types of changes needed to handle the looming L train shutdown.

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