Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

Will New Yorkers Get Doored by de Blasio’s Taxi of Tomorrow Opposition?

By Stephen Miller | Jun 13, 2014 | 106 Comments

As Mayor de Blasio weighs the potential $100 million cost of converting his opposition to the Taxi of Tomorrow into official city policy, New Yorkers on two wheels should remember one key feature of the Nissan NV200 selected as the city’s next taxi: It will all but eliminate the possibility of getting doored by an […]

De Blasio Budget Sets Aside Money for Vision Zero

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2014 | 1 Comment

Mayor de Blasio attached some numbers to his Vision Zero Action Plan in today’s executive budget announcement. In a speech this afternoon, de Blasio said he was moved to take action when he realized that in 2013, there were 286 traffic deaths in NYC, compared to 333 homicides. “The Vision Zero plan is being implemented […]

De Blasio Calls For Vision Zero Apps. How Much Data Will He Release?

By Stephen Miller | May 6, 2014 | 3 Comments

BigApps NYC, EDC’s four-month competition to develop mobile and web applications using city data, is set to launch tomorrow with a mission from Mayor Bill de Blasio to build tools for Vision Zero. The more data the city opens up to developers, the better these apps will be, so the question now is how far City Hall […]

De Blasio Talks Planning and Housing But Not Transpo at RPA Assembly

By Stephen Miller | Apr 25, 2014 | No Comments

Planning and transportation leaders from across the tri-state area met at the Waldorf Astoria today for the Regional Plan Association’s annual gathering, featuring panel discussions and a keynote by Mayor Bill de Blasio that was noticeably light on transportation issues. The mayor’s speech was a bit of a coming-out to the city’s planning community. “Planning […]

De Blasio’s First 100 Days Speech: Vision Zero Has “Just Begun”

By Brad Aaron | Apr 10, 2014 | 3 Comments

Mayor de Blasio mentioned Vision Zero pretty early in his first 100 days speech this afternoon. He said the program has “just begun” to address what he called a “growing epidemic of pedestrian deaths.” Traffic deaths are down 26 percent, the mayor noted. There were 51 traffic deaths through the end of March, compared to […]

Will de Blasio Make Good on His Pledge to Build Great Bus Rapid Transit?

By John Petro | Apr 1, 2014 | 27 Comments

During his campaign for mayor, Bill de Blasio called for the creation of a citywide, “world-class” Bus Rapid Transit network consisting of at least 20 routes. These new routes would provide a crucial link for communities beyond the reach of subways and speed trips that are poorly served by the city’s Manhattan-centric rail system. Now […]

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