Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eric Ulrich

Eric Ulrich Won’t Say What He’s Doing About Vehicular Killings in His District

By Brad Aaron | Aug 6, 2013 | 28 Comments

After reiterating his opposition to speed cameras, and following the deaths of at least six pedestrians and cyclists in his district in the last 15 months, Queens City Council Member Eric Ulrich isn’t talking about street safety. At the end of June, an editorial from Alexander Blenkinsopp — an Ulrich constituent and member of Community Board […]

Speed Camera Foe Eric Ulrich Says He Cares About Street Safety

By Brad Aaron | Mar 20, 2013 | 21 Comments

Does Eric Ulrich really believe that motorists who drive at up to 45 mph on neighborhood streets “pose no threat to anybody else on the road,” as he said at a City Council hearing Monday? You be the judge. We contacted Ulrich’s office yesterday to see if he was aware that motorists have killed at […]

Vacca Defends Speed Cams While Ulrich Defends Speeding

By Stephen Miller | Mar 18, 2013 | 29 Comments

This afternoon, the City Council’s transportation committee held a hearing on resolutions asking Albany to move forward on two street safety initiatives: legislation allowing New York City to start a speed camera demonstration program, and a bill to close a loophole in the state’s careless driving law. Votes on the resolutions are expected at the full […]

Participatory Budgeting Offers Chance to Vote for Livable Streets Projects

By Stephen Miller | Mar 18, 2013 | 3 Comments

Eight city council members have put a portion of their discretionary capital funds up for a vote as part of an exercise in participatory budgeting, which allows residents to decide how the money will be spent in their own neighborhoods. Votes in each district are approaching soon, and there’s an opportunity to support livable streets […]

John Eberling, 76, Latest to Die in Traffic in Eric Ulrich’s Council District

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2013 | 4 Comments

A Queens senior struck by an alleged drunk driver last week was at least the fourth person to die in traffic in Eric Ulrich’s City Council district in the last six months. John Eberling, 76, was crossing Jamaica Avenue at 80th Street at approximately 4:30 on the afternoon of February 27 when he was struck […]

Jokester Ulrich Welcomes Serious Discussion of Traffic Safety… Just Not Now

By Ben Fried | Jun 7, 2011 | 10 Comments

Council Member Eric Ulrich, reportedly a top candidate to take on the suddenly vulnerable Anthony Weiner in New York’s 9th congressional district, kept it classy yesterday when asked to explain his own embarrassing Twitter behavior. After telling a constituent to “get a life” for suggesting that bike lanes and traffic calming can help prevent crashes […]

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