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Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers. Photo: Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit

Council Transportation Committee Chair Says City Needs More Parking

By Julianne Cuba | May 22, 2023 | No Comments

The city should provide motorists with more parking spaces citywide in order to clear bus and bike lanes of illegal parking, the chair of the City Council’s Transportation Committee apparently said on Friday.

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Queens) talking to Speaker Adrienne Adams. Photo: Credit John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit

Council Transportation Chair Signs Onto ‘Sammy’s Law’ Resolution

By Julianne Cuba | May 17, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers on Wednesday added her name to the list of pols backing the resolution for a so-called home rule message that’s required before the bill can pass in Albany.

Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez at a rally to support Sammy's Law last month. Photo: Transportation Alternatives

With ‘Sammy’s Law’ Not in the State Budget, It’s Up to the City Council to Push It

By Julianne Cuba | May 1, 2023 | No Comments

Life-saving legislation that would allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour failed to make it into this year's state budget, legislative leaders said — effectively kicking responsibility to the City Council.

New Law Requires ‘Daylighting’ At 100 Intersections Each Year — After ‘Study’

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 28, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Queens), who chairs the transportation committee, introduced the bill last year, when 16 kids were killed in traffic violence, a record high in the Vision Zero era.

Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers, center, has been skeptical of several bills from Council Member Lincoln Restler. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit

Council Transportation Chair Says She Does Want Bike Lanes — But Also Community Board Input

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2023 | No Comments

Unelected community boards should be able to dictate the terms of street safety redesigns in their districts — even if that goes against the judgment of city planners, City Council Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers said this week.

Outrage Builds over Watered-Down ‘Citizen Reporting’ Bill

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 7, 2023 | No Comments

Street safety activists are livid that a promising bill to encourage greater ticketing of drivers who dangerously park in bike and bus lanes has been watered down to remove key provisions, including a financial incentive for the person reporting the illegal parking, while also adding in new burdens on would-be complainants.

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