Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

Tonight: Tell Mayor de Blasio to Step Up for Vision Zero

By Brad Aaron | Sep 15, 2016 | 2 Comments

Mass Bike Ride #Sept15 to Protest Spike in Cyclist Deaths, Hit-and-Runs https://t.co/pko3VNXQic #RideTogether pic.twitter.com/xErXNBSnP7 — TransAlt (@transalt) September 14, 2016 With New York City losing ground in the effort to eliminate traffic deaths, officials will join street safety advocates and victims of traffic violence tonight for Transportation Alternatives’ mass bike ride on Fifth Avenue. The event is […]

De Blasio Doesn’t Need to Defend His Bike Policies, He Needs to Take Action

By David Meyer | Sep 13, 2016 | 40 Comments

Two days before a mass demonstration and bike ride to demand more action from the de Blasio administration to prevent cyclist deaths, the mayor and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg made a media play that seems designed to deflect pressure, announcing that the city is on track to build a record 18 miles of protected bike lanes this year. With bicyclist deaths […]

De Blasio Promises “More Visible Impact” on Reducing Traffic Deaths

By David Meyer | Sep 9, 2016 | 29 Comments

Appearing with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer for his weekly “Ask the Mayor” segment this morning, Mayor de Blasio said the city’s Vision Zero effort is “still in its infancy” and that “there’s a lot more to do.” The remarks come at a time when the city’s two-year run of reducing traffic deaths seems increasingly unlikely to continue in […]

A Closer Look at How the L Train Shutdown Will Disrupt Transit Trips

By David Meyer | Sep 7, 2016 | 2 Comments

The 18-month shutdown of the L train between North Brooklyn and Eighth Avenue may be three years away, but officials still have to move quickly to help hundreds of thousands of L passengers get where they need to go. So far, city officials and the MTA have yet to provide much in the way of specifics. To get a better […]

De Blasio: Eastern Parkway Pedestrian Islands Posed Parade Safety Hazard

By David Meyer | Sep 1, 2016 | 24 Comments

Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference yesterday that pedestrian islands on Eastern Parkway were removed because unnamed elected officials wanted to make room for West Indian Day Parade floats, which would have otherwise posed a risk to the public. The mayor indicated the median islands would not have been installed had the city […]

De Blasio’s Office Ducks Responsibility for Erasing Eastern Pkwy Ped Islands

By David Meyer | Aug 31, 2016 | 25 Comments

DOT removed pedestrian islands on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights yesterday, undoing years of street safety advocacy work on the part of local residents and community board members with no public process, and no one in the de Blasio administration is taking responsibility. Earlier this week, the Post reported that organizers of the West Indian […]

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