Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Carlos Menchaca

MTA Chair Joe Lhota, left, testifying at City Hall today with Managing Director Ronnie Hakim and Budget Director Doug Johnson. Photo: Williams Alatriste for NYC Council

Cuomo’s People Are Talking a Better Game About Bus Improvements Than de Blasio’s

By David Meyer | Mar 8, 2018 | 1 Comment

Advocates and council members called on Mayor de Blasio to devote more resources to bus lanes and other improvements that can reverse the rapid decline in bus ridership.

Council Member Carlos Menchaca and Mayor de Blasio at last night's town hall. Photo: Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photography Office

Confronted By Delivery Workers, de Blasio Insists on E-Bike Crackdown

By David Meyer | Dec 15, 2017 | 37 Comments

A group of delivery workers based in Brooklyn and Manhattan came out to the town hall in the hopes that de Blasio will change course.

Council Member Carlos Menchaca with StreetsPAC Executive Director Eric McClure and Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez this morning. Photo: David Meyer

Menchaca Calls for Direct Red Hook-Manhattan Bus Service and Safety Overhaul of 3rd Avenue

By David Meyer | Aug 31, 2017 | 9 Comments

Council Member Carlos Menchaca wants more direct bus service from Red Hook to Manhattan and a "full Vision Zero redesign" of Brooklyn's Third Avenue, which runs through Sunset Park underneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Council Member Carlos Menchaca speaks to the crowd last night. Photo: Teka-Lark Lo

DOT Shows Fourth Avenue Bike Lane Concept in Sunset Park

By David Meyer | May 12, 2017 | 5 Comments

DOT reps brought the conceptual design for a redesign of Fourth Avenue with protected bike lanes to Sunset Park last night, following a similar event in Park Slope last week.

Riders Alliance member Monica Martinez speaks alongside elected officials yesterday. Photo: David Meyer

As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2017 | 13 Comments

As MTA fares went up yesterday, straphangers and elected officials rallied outside Atlantic Terminal yesterday to bring them down for low-income New Yorkers. The "Fair Fares" coalition is calling on Mayor de Blasio to fund half-priced MetroCards for the 800,000 New Yorkers living below the federal poverty line.

Instead of its current plan for Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue (top), DOT is considering a design that includes protected bike lanes. Image: DOT

DOT Is Getting Serious About Protected Bike Lanes for 4th Avenue

By David Meyer | Mar 16, 2017 | 22 Comments

DOT will present a redesign for Brooklyn's 4th Avenue with protected bike lanes from 65th Street to Dean Street. It's an important shift from earlier plans that called for casting the current street design in concrete without adding bike infrastructure.

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