Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

De Blasio Signs Transit Benefit Bill, Says 25 MPH Limit Will Save Lives

By Stephen Miller | Oct 20, 2014 | 6 Comments

This afternoon, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation requiring companies with 20 or more full-time employees in New York City to offer the federal transit tax benefit to their workers. The measure, which takes effect in 2016, is expected to save employers and workers millions of dollars each year. He also held a hearing on […]

If Police Don’t Take Traffic Violence Seriously, Vision Zero Will Fail

By Steve Vaccaro | Sep 9, 2014 | 52 Comments

Eight months in, Mayor de Blasio and his administration should be proud of how much has been achieved under the Vision Zero program. As an attorney and advocate for crash victims, my expectations were exceeded by the early progress in almost every area of this multi-agency initiative. There have even been noticeable changes at the […]

De Blasio and DOT Ring In the New School Year With More Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2014 | 19 Comments

Mayor de Blasio and Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg today officially announced the expansion of the city’s speed camera program, which will eventually bring automated enforcement to 140 school zones across the boroughs. Today’s event also underscored the fact that streets around schools won’t be as safe as they could be, thanks to restrictions imposed by […]

One City, By Bike: Huge Opportunities for NYC Cycling in the de Blasio Era

By Jon Orcutt | Aug 29, 2014 | 17 Comments

Jon Orcutt was NYC DOT’s policy director from 2007 to 2014. He developed DOT’s post-PlaNYC strategic plan, Sustainable Streets, oversaw creation of the Citi Bike program, and produced the de Blasio administration’s Vision Zero Action Plan. In this five-part series, he looks at today’s opportunities to build on the breakthroughs in NYC cycling made during the […]

De Blasio Signs Traffic Safety Bills, Says 25 MPH Will Go Into Effect This Fall

By Stephen Miller | Jun 23, 2014 | 32 Comments

Earlier today, Mayor Bill de Blasio returned to the schoolyard where he launched his administration’s Vision Zero campaign in January, just feet from where 9-year-old Noshat Nahian was killed last December while walking to PS 152 with his sister. A little more than six months after announcing his intent to eliminate traffic fatalities within 10 years, […]

De Blasio Signs 11 Traffic Safety Bills

By Brad Aaron | Jun 23, 2014 | 1 Comment

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed 11 bills today intended to make it safer to walk, bike, and drive in New York City. De Blasio was joined by in Queens this morning by Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, NYPD Chief of Transportation Thomas Chan, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez, and other council members. Bills signed […]

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