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De Blasio Advances Queens Boulevard Redesign Despite CB 4 Shenanigans

By David Meyer | May 11, 2016 | 39 Comments

Mayor de Blasio has instructed NYC DOT to move forward with the redesign of Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst following a contentious meeting of Queens Community Board 4 last night, in which the chairman hastily pushed through a vote against the bike lane portion of the project. “I respect those who disagree with us, but in the […]

De Blasio’s Budget Has No Funding Increase for Street Safety Projects

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2016 | 20 Comments

Mayor de Blasio released his executive budget yesterday, and it does not include the increases for street safety projects that the City Council recommended earlier this month, says Transportation Alternatives. Without more funding for street redesigns, TA says, the administration won’t be able to improve safety at the pace needed to attain the mayor’s stated goal of eliminating traffic […]

City Council Proposes Vision Zero Funding Increase — Will de Blasio Agree?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 5, 2016 | 1 Comment

The City Council is proposing a significant increase in funding for street safety projects. Now it’s up to Mayor de Blasio to decide whether to devote more resources to get the city closer to his Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2024. The council’s budget proposal calls for an additional $52.4 million in FY 2017 […]

De Blasio DOT Budget Fails to Meet de Blasio Vision Zero Timetable [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Mar 3, 2016 | 5 Comments

#VisionZero FY17 funding includes $115M for street capital construction projects, $59M for #SafeRoutestoSchools, pic.twitter.com/32I5cgBYbJ — NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) March 2, 2016 Update below Mayor de Blasio’s proposed DOT budget again falls well short of what’s needed to implement life-saving street redesigns within the time frame prescribed by Vision Zero. The mayor’s preliminary FY 2017 budget allocates $115 million […]

Years After Death of Ariel Russo, NYPD Chases Still Injuring and Killing People

By Brad Aaron | Feb 22, 2016 | 1 Comment

Last week Franklin Reyes was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for the death of 4-year-old Ariel Russo. Police pulled Reyes over on W. 89th Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, on June 4, 2013, after he drove his family’s pick-up truck across several lanes to make a turn. As officers walked toward the […]

BQX Streetcar Doesn’t Make Any More Sense Now Than It Did Yesterday

By Ben Fried | Feb 16, 2016 | 58 Comments

Today Mayor de Blasio rolled out the full court press for his Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar proposal, known as BQX. A story in the Times compared the street-running BQX to Jersey’s Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, which runs mostly on exclusive rail rights-of-way. The City Hall press shop sent out waves of endorsements from various elected officials, advocates, business executives, developers, […]

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