Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Steve Levin

Eyes on the Street: Minivans Parked All Over Williamsburg Sidewalk, Bikeway

By Stephen Miller | Oct 3, 2013 | 34 Comments

A reader sent in this photo of what looks to be several dozen minivans in Williamsburg parked all over the sidewalk and bike lane on Kent Avenue. Along this section of Kent, which is part of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, the parked cars blocked both a southbound bike lane and a northbound bike route on […]

Lander and Levin to DOT: A Safer Fourth Avenue Can’t Wait

By Ben Fried | Jun 18, 2013 | 10 Comments

City Council members Brad Lander and Steve Levin are urging NYC DOT to move forward with safety improvements for Fourth Avenue in Park Slope despite a vote against the proposal by Brooklyn Community Board 6. The Daily News reported today that in response to the CB 6 vote, DOT might take out some of the left-turn […]

Participatory Budgeting Offers Chance to Vote for Livable Streets Projects

By Stephen Miller | Mar 18, 2013 | 3 Comments

Eight city council members have put a portion of their discretionary capital funds up for a vote as part of an exercise in participatory budgeting, which allows residents to decide how the money will be spent in their own neighborhoods. Votes in each district are approaching soon, and there’s an opportunity to support livable streets […]

With Speed Cams in Silver’s Budget, Council Calls on Albany to Take Action

By Stephen Miller | Mar 12, 2013 | 21 Comments

This morning, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca, and council members Jimmy Van Bramer, Stephen Levin, and Leroy Comrie joined street safety advocates in calling on Albany to pass legislation allowing a speed camera demonstration program in New York City. “Speeding is the number one cause of fatal crashes in New York […]

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