Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Letitia James

NYPD and DOT Back Bill to Expand Right of Way for Pedestrians

By David Meyer | Apr 4, 2016 | 9 Comments

NYPD and DOT both support a bill to give pedestrians more legal protection under the city’s Right of Way Law. The Right of Way Law took effect in August 2014 and made it a misdemeanor to hit a pedestrian or cyclist who has the right of way. But district attorneys and the police department often decline to […]

Public Advocate Tish James Wants More Movement on Vision Zero

By David Meyer | Jan 26, 2016 | 5 Comments

As a council member representing Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and parts of Crown Heights, Tish James was a vocal proponent of redesigning Grand Army Plaza and other street safety initiatives. Since her election to the public advocate’s office two years ago, James has amplified her message about the need to rethink city streets, advocating for better laws to safeguard […]

Tish James and Queens Pols to DOT: Finish Strong on Woodhaven BRT

By David Meyer | Dec 7, 2015 | 5 Comments

Public Advocate Letitia James joined Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Donovan Richards, and Queens transit activists on the steps of City Hall this morning to push the de Blasio administration to follow through on its plans for better bus service along Woodhaven Boulevard. Earlier this year, DOT presented plans for bus lanes and pedestrian safety […]

De Blasio Hasn’t Done It, So Tish James Intros Bill to Legalize Walking

By Brad Aaron | Nov 10, 2015 | 35 Comments

A bill from Public Advocate Tish James would clean up outdated city traffic rules that NYPD and district attorneys say are an obstacle to applying the Right of Way Law. Under the current rules, adopted before the existence of pedestrian countdown clocks, people who enter a crosswalk when the signal is flashing the “don’t walk” symbol do not have the right […]

James and Lancman Push for Driver Alert Tech on City Vehicles

By Stephen Miller | Jul 31, 2015 | 2 Comments

We need every tool avail to achieve #VisionZero. Calling on NYC to pilot collision avoidance tech in City vehicles. pic.twitter.com/KpLTYO5ekq — Letitia James (@TishJames) July 29, 2015 A new City Council bill would require crash avoidance technology on at least 100 city-owned vehicles that alerts drivers before a collision occurs, and potentially applies brakes to prevent […]

Tish James Calls on DOT to Make Bike Lanes Standard on Vision Zero Projects

By Ben Fried | Jul 28, 2015 | 5 Comments

Have you noticed that DOT street safety projects are leaving out bike lanes even when there’s plenty of room for them? So has Public Advocate Tish James. In a letter to Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg last week, James called on DOT to make bike lanes a default feature of street redesigns, especially on wide arterial streets where […]

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