![Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers has racked up a lot of speeding tickets on her gray Nissan. [Editor's note: We have diffused the Council member's plate because her office said that showing the plate "puts her and her family at risk."] Photos: Julianne Cuba (main); Gersh Kuntzman (inset)](https://old.nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/selvena-brooks-powers-car-with-SBP-diffused-plate2.jpg?w=312)
EXCLUSIVE: Council’s Transportation Chair’s Car Sped Through School Zones 17 Times in a Year
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Do as I say, not as I do.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DOT
CLUELESS: New Department of Investigation Boss Isn’t Sure if Placard Abuse is a Thing (It Is)
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At a hearing, DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber told Council members that overseeing the NYPD's failure to enforce of placard abuse wasn't yet on the agency's to-do list, despite a 2019 law requiring such oversight.
City DOT Still Mum on Long-Delayed Fifth Avenue Busway
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The busway is still dead in the water, even as bus speeds sink back to pre-pandemic levels and as busways in other boroughs are proving successful.
New York City’s Pedestrian Death Crisis is Part of an Alarming and Ongoing National Trend
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Talk about cold comfort: New York City's rise in pedestrian deaths is part of horrifying national trend.
Staten Island Group Wants Safety Measure that City DOT Doesn’t Like
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Residents want a mid-block crosswalk and more pedestrian space, but DOT's Staten Island Commissioner said it was unlikely.
Manhattan and Brooklyn Borough Presidents Ask DOT To Raise Cap on E-Bikes in Citi Bike Fleet
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These politicians want to give you the power.