Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about James Vacca

Now That Parking Is Played Out, Will the Council Tackle Traffic Violence?

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2013 | 2 Comments

From what we’ve seen, the scrum at yesterday’s City Council parking presser did a commendable job calling out Christine Quinn, James Vacca, and David Greenfield for their latest ploy to curry favor with motorists. Basically, Quinn and company want muni-meters programmed to turn off when they run out of paper and during free parking hours, […]

City Council Prods NYPD to Map Crime Data … Except Traffic Crime

By Brad Aaron | Apr 29, 2013 | 6 Comments

Last week, the City Council passed a bill that should revolutionize the way New Yorkers access NYPD crime data. For the first time, crime stats will be mapped, and will be searchable by precinct, area code, and street address. The data will be filed with the city Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, which will […]

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 […]

City Council Lets Albany and NYPD Off the Hook for Traffic Violence

By Ben Fried | Mar 8, 2013 | 9 Comments

City Council Speaker Chris Quinn and Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca finally responded to the deaths of Amar Diarrassouba and Raizel and Nachman Glauber today, after devoting their energy earlier in the week to keeping municipal parking underpriced. So are they calling on Albany to pass speed camera legislation? Nope. Pressuring NYPD to get serious […]

What City Do Christine Quinn and James Vacca Represent?

By Brad Aaron | Mar 7, 2013 | 37 Comments

In February, no fewer than nine people were killed by drivers while walking in NYC, according to data compiled by Streetsblog. The victims included five seniors and a 6-year-old child. Two victims were on the sidewalk when they were killed. Another was struck by an NYPD officer in a crash that police refuse to explain […]

One Year and 280+ Deaths Later, No Council Progress on NYPD Crash Reforms

By Brad Aaron | Feb 15, 2013 | 7 Comments

It was a year ago today that the City Council transportation committee, led by James Vacca and Peter Vallone Jr., convened a hearing on pedestrian and cyclist safety and the failure of NYPD to properly investigate traffic crashes. “Driving in our city is a privilege, not a right,” said Vacca, to a room packed with […]

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