Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Peter Vallone

NYPD’s Lax Crash Investigations May Violate State Law

By Brad Aaron | Feb 15, 2012 | 21 Comments

Unacceptable. Absurd. “Next to useless.” Those were just a few terms employed by City Council members today describing the NYPD approach to traffic enforcement. During a four-hour hearing, so packed with spectators and media that some were pointed to an overflow room to listen to testimony, council members grilled department brass on traffic crime prevention […]

After Hearing, Vallone and Vacca Support Strengthening Careless Driving Law

By Noah Kazis | Feb 15, 2012 | 11 Comments

This morning’s City Council hearing on traffic crash investigations is already having an impact. Public Safety Committee Chair Peter Vallone, Jr. and Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca announced today that they will introduce a resolution in support of Albany legislation to make it clear that the police can enforce the state’s careless driving law. Right […]

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 […]

Will Peter Vallone Go Where James Vacca Fears to Tread?

By Brad Aaron | Jan 11, 2012 | 7 Comments

The Village Voice reports that Peter Vallone, chair of the City Council’s public safety committee, is planning a hearing on traffic enforcement. Responding to the Transportation Alternatives probe into how NYPD handles crash investigations, announced after a year that saw reckless motorists face little to no repercussions for taking lives, Vallone said, “They have some […]

Bill to Release Street Safety Data Gains Steam Over NYPD Objections

By Noah Kazis | Apr 28, 2010 | 9 Comments

Legislation that would compel the NYPD to open some of its traffic safety data to the public got a big boost today, when City Council public safety committee chair Peter Vallone Jr. announced his support at a hearing on the bill. The hearing was marked by a tense confrontation between council members and police officials […]

DOT Shows No Traffic Calming Ingenuity for Astoria’s Deadly 21st Ave

By Noah Kazis | Jan 14, 2010 | 7 Comments

Astoria residents demanding a safer 21st Avenue. Image: indiejourno.com. Over the last six weeks, Astoria residents have made a strong push for a safer 21st Avenue, a street plagued by speeding cut-through traffic. In response to requests for traffic calming, NYCDOT recently sent what one resident called a "cryptic letter" explaining only that the street […]

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