Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

Advocates, Mayor de Blasio Fend Off TWU Attack on Traffic Safety Laws

By Brad Aaron | | 72 Comments
.@RonKim40, Thank you for standing up to help #SaveTheCrosswalk! We urge Speaker @CarlHeastie to reject A.6048-B! pic.twitter.com/7lHfccgtiM — Families For Safe St (@NYC_SafeStreets) June 24, 2015 If you walk or bike in New York City, you can thank Families for Safe Streets, Transportation Alternatives, and Mayor Bill de Blasio for stopping a Transport Workers Union attempt to […]

De Blasio Gets More Cars Out of Central Park and Prospect Park

By Ben Fried | | 23 Comments
Starting in a few weeks, people will be able to enjoy the Central Park loop north of 72nd Street and the west side of Prospect Park year-round without having to worry about motor vehicle traffic, Mayor de Blasio and Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced this morning. The changes will significantly reduce motor vehicle traffic in both parks while stopping short of […]

Council Calls on de Blasio to Double “Great Streets” Redesign Funds

By Brad Aaron | | 3 Comments
The City Council wants Mayor de Blasio to double funding for DOT capital projects to overhaul the city’s most dangerous streets and save more lives, faster. At a council budget hearing last week, transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez called for additional funds in the executive budget for the “Great Streets” program. As of now the mayor’s budget proposes $250 million […]

If DOT Can Accelerate Street Repaving, It Can Accelerate Safety Projects

By Stephen Miller | | 8 Comments
Mayor Bill de Blasio made a visit yesterday to one of the city’s more car-dependent areas, on Staten Island’s south shore, to tout an additional $242 million in his budget for street repaving. The additional money will bring the city’s repaving plan to a total 1,200 lane-miles through June 2016, a 20 percent boost over previous projections. Well-maintained streets […]
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