Four More Years
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The City Council voted 29 to 22 to extend term limits. City Room and The Daily Politics have all the gory details.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Michael Bloomberg
Council Members Urge Bloomberg to Order Car-Free Prospect Park Trial
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Last month, as school-age volunteers presented 10,001 signatures in support of a car-free Prospect Park, three City Council Members — David Yassky, Bill de Blasio and Letitia James — issued a letter to Mayor Bloomberg requesting a three-month car-free pilot program. The full text appears below. The latest push to remove auto traffic from the […]
Bloomberg: Four More Years?
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With Michael Bloomberg expected to announce today that he will seek a third term as mayor, current and would-be electeds are, understandably, in a tizzy. While few two-term City Council incumbents seem to support term limits, several have their sights set on other offices, and many say they are leery of changing the rules to […]
Manhattan Bridge Bike Path Mired for Years in Construction Bureaucracy
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The Sands Street bike path, a physically protected approach to the Manhattan Bridge, has languished behind schedule for years, held up in the city's construction bureaucracy. The project serves as a prime illustration that livable streets hinge not just on DOT, but on other, more obscure city agencies as well.
Death of Cyclist Shocks Melbourne, Prompts Bus Ban
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As I wrote in a post last week, the City of Melbourne, Australia, is working hard to make cycling easier and safer — but not quickly enough to save the life of one cyclist. The day after my post a 33-year-old Melbourne woman was killed when her wheels slipped on tram tracks on Melbourne’s main […]
Bloomberg, Sadik-Khan to Hold 11:00 Madison Square Presser
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Mayor Bloomberg and DOT Commish Janette Sadik-Khan will be officially unveiling public space improvements to Madison Square at 11:00 this morning, on 23rd St. between Broadway and Fifth Ave. If any citizen journalists will be in the area, please send us a pic if you can.