Meet the Council’s Transportation Committee Chair: Selvena Brooks-Powers
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Her home district is quite unlike the rest of the city. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ydanis Rodriguez
Ydanis Rodriguez Meets the Press: What a Nice Guy (Who Didn’t Say Much)
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The rebel is now the Man. Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez met the press for the first time since taking the helm of the $1.3-billion agency on Tuesday — and the new boss found himself on shaky ground, fielding questions from the city’s vaunted press corps that would have been red meat back in […]
Bike NY to DOT: The City’s Cycling Program is No Longer a World Leader, So Fix It
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The first order of business is recognizing the city has a problem, the Jan. 7 letter from Bike New York to DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez stated.
Despite End of Holiday Season, DOT Has No Update on Long-Stalled Fifth Ave. Project
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New mayor, same old problem. We are nearly two weeks into the New Year and the city still doesn’t have a plan for restarting the long-delayed redesign of Fifth Avenue — a street improvement project announced by former Mayor de Blasio in 2020, delayed and watered-down, but then scheduled to begin “after the holidays” of […]
Incoming DOT Commissioner Supports Residential Parking Permits
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Ydanis Rodriguez threw car owners a bone by reiterating his support for a citywide residential parking permit program — even though the agency he will take over has staunchly opposed it.
Incoming DOT Commissioner: ‘I Will Do More for Pedestrians and Cyclists’
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Incoming Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez promised in the wake of Friday's fatal Midtown crash to tackle the "pandemic of crashes."