Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about James Vacca

34th Precinct Ceases Speed Enforcement After Inwood Slow Zone Goes In

By Brad Aaron | Jan 25, 2013 | 16 Comments

Here’s another example of how James Vacca and Jessica Lappin, if they’re serious about street safety, targeted the wrong agency for a public scolding yesterday. In September, DOT completed the installation of Manhattan’s first 20-mph “Slow Zone,” between Dyckman and W. 218th Streets west of Broadway, in Inwood. This Slow Zone was requested by my […]

Vacca and Lappin Press DOT, Not NYPD, for Data on Dangerous Intersections

By Stephen Miller | Jan 24, 2013 | 8 Comments

New Yorkers who pay attention to street safety policy know that NYC DOT has been busy constructing sidewalk extensions, pedestrian islands, and speed humps, while NYPD has lagged behind on traffic enforcement and crash investigations. So it was perplexing to see City Council members James Vacca and Jessica Lappin on the steps of City Hall […]

The NBBL Files: Norman Steisel’s Ideas Became Jimmy Vacca’s Bills

By Noah Kazis | Dec 20, 2012 | 26 Comments

Editor’s note: With yesterday’s appellate ruling prolonging the Prospect Park West case, Streetsblog is running a refresher on the how the well-connected gang of bike lane opponents waged their assault against a popular and effective street safety project. This is the fourth installment from the six-part NBBL Files. This piece originally ran on October 11, 2011. This is […]

James Vacca’s Pet Peeve Committee Is Back in Session

By Brad Aaron | Dec 5, 2012 | 26 Comments

The City Council transportation committee met today, and if you thought the council was due for a break from dreaming up motorist entitlements, think again: this afternoon’s agenda was all about parking. On the docket were three bills: one to require DOT to provide notice before changing street signs that affect parking; one to allow […]

Three Killed in Traffic in Three Days as City Council Dithers

By Brad Aaron | Oct 22, 2012 | 3 Comments

Three pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes on consecutive days in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan this weekend. At approximately 1:15 this morning, Andrew Schoonover, a 31-year-old from Florida, was struck by the driver of a city sanitation truck at the corner of Second Avenue and East 84th Street. NYPD told the Daily News and the […]

Vacca Lectures DOT on NYPD Delivery Cyclist Enforcement

By Brad Aaron | Sep 7, 2012 | 28 Comments

The City Council Transportation Committee is on a mission to bring bike delivery workers into compliance with traffic laws, but council members appear unsure as to how to go about it. Concern over sidewalk riding, red-light running and other behaviors by restaurant workers led to the creation of a DOT commercial cycling unit, which is […]

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