Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about James Vacca

Next Week: Vallone and Vacca Lead Council Hearing on Traffic Safety

By Brad Aaron | Feb 7, 2012 | 1 Comment

Next Wednesday, February 15, is the date for Council Member Peter Vallone’s hearing on traffic safety. Responding to some 2,500 letters collected by Transportation Alternatives following the hit-and-run death of Brooklyn cyclist Mathieu Lefevre, Vallone announced that his public safety committee would address NYPD traffic enforcement. The hearing will be co-chaired by transportation committee chair […]

Nothing About Public Transportation in Chris Quinn’s Transportation Report

By Brad Aaron | Feb 1, 2012 | 11 Comments

If you’re like most New York commuters, you took a train or bus to get to work today. And like most New Yorkers, you are invisible to the City Council and speaker Christine Quinn. On Tuesday, Quinn issued a letter, co-signed by transportation committee chair James Vacca, bragging about the accomplishments of a council obsessed […]

About Time: James Vacca Declares Traffic Safety a “Civil Rights Issue”

By Brad Aaron | Jan 26, 2012 | 11 Comments

Bravo, James Vacca. On Wednesday Vacca joined Council Member Gale Brewer in calling attention to the needs of blind and sight-impaired pedestrians, particularly as they apply to new pedestrian plazas. Brewer has introduced a bill requiring textured pavement around the perimeters of plazas and bike lanes, while other bills would speed up the installation of […]

From the Calendar of City Council Transportation Chair James Vacca…

By Ben Fried | Jan 16, 2012 | 8 Comments

This piece of City Council scheduling hit the Streetsblog inbox on Friday and was too groan-inducing not to share: The Pet Peeve Committee strikes again.

Vacca Constituent Asks: When Will City Council Get Real About Street Safety?

By Ben Fried | Jan 4, 2012 | 32 Comments

One of James Vacca’s constituents in the East Bronx has had enough of the City Council transportation committee chair’s fixation on bike enforcement while much more dangerous traffic threats go unaddressed. Vincent Ferrari recorded a stop sign near his apartment for 25 minutes and found that the vast majority of drivers don’t come to a […]

Vacca Watch: Transpo Chair Ignores His Own Hearing, Calls Plazas Bad for Biz

By Noah Kazis | Dec 1, 2011 | 10 Comments

James Vacca should know better. On Tuesday, the City Council passed his bill requiring the Department of Transportation to consult with the Department of Small Business Services, among other agencies, whenever it implements major changes to a street. Vacca gave this explanation of the bill’s significance: “Many of the bike paths, many of the pedestrian […]

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