Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Peter Vallone

First Post-Election Business for City Council: Making Traffic Worse

By Ben Fried | Nov 16, 2009 | 24 Comments

Looks like the City Council is ready to assert itself in the wake of Michael Bloomberg’s underwhelming re-election to a third term. They’ve chosen to draw a line in the sand, apparently, by creating more congestion on New York City’s streets. To signal their displeasure with law enforcement, Council members David Weprin, Simcha Felder, and […]

Council Committee Gives Short Shrift to Deterring Traffic Violence

By Brad Aaron | Jan 14, 2009 | 3 Comments

Public Safety Chair Peter Vallone, Jr. It sounds as if yesterday’s City Council Public Safety Committee hearing on Resolution 145, which calls on state lawmakers "to address the legal loopholes that allow dangerous and deadly drivers to drive under the influence of drugs or to drive with a suspended or revoked license," could have gone […]