Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ydanis Rodriguez

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez announcing this year's Car-Free Day earlier today. Not present: Bill de Blasio. Photo: Office of NYC Council Speaker

In Its Third Year, Car-Free Day Isn’t Getting Any Bigger

By David Meyer | Feb 13, 2018 | 6 Comments

Car-Free Day is a fine event that suffers from being something of a political orphan. Mayor de Blasio has never embraced it and made it his own, and without mayoral backing it hasn't attained the scale of more notable car-free events around the world.

Council members Ydanis Rodriguez and Margaret Chin. Photo: David Meyer

Rodriguez Calls for Bollards to Protect New Yorkers From Vehicular Attacks

By David Meyer | Nov 2, 2017 | 3 Comments

Following Tuesday's mass casualty vehicular attack on the Hudson River Greenway, City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez is upping the pressure on City Hall to install physical protections around areas in NYC with the thickest concentrations of pedestrians and cyclists.

Bucking de Blasio, Speaker Candidates Support Congestion Pricing

By David Meyer | Nov 1, 2017 | 4 Comments

Mayor de Blasio is pulling out all the stops to frame congestion pricing as a "regressive tax," even though low-income New Yorkers stand to gain enormously. Not a single contender for council speaker is on the same page as the mayor. In a debate hosted by Crain's this morning, they all signaled support for congestion pricing, with a few caveats.

Council Member Helen Rosenthal speaking this morning alongside Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez and State Senator Michael Gianaris. Photo: David Meyer

Council Members Press for Investigation of High MTA Construction Costs

By David Meyer | Oct 16, 2017 | 6 Comments

City Council members are speaking up about the runaway price tag of subway infrastructure in New York City, pressing the MTA to rein in capital construction costs that outstrip those of peer cities across the globe.

Volunteers formed a "human-protected bike lane" last night on Fifth Avenue. Photo: Brooklyn Spoke

Hundreds of Volunteers Made Fifth Ave Safe for Biking Last Night. DOT Can Do It Permanently.

By David Meyer | Oct 11, 2017 | 24 Comments

More than 300 volunteers organized by Transportation Alternatives formed a six block-long "human-protected bike lane" on Fifth Avenue last night, calling on the de Blasio administration to extend the protected bike lane network through Midtown's busiest streets.

Ydanis Rodriguez has most of the City Council behind his campaign to move forward with a Citi Bike expansion. Photo: David Meyer

Rodriguez: Let’s Lock Down a Citi Bike Expansion Deal ASAP

By David Meyer | Jun 21, 2017 | 10 Comments

City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez is getting impatient. With the current phase of bike-share expansion set to wrap later this year, he's calling on City Hall and Citi Bike operator Motivate to seal the deal on a plan to bring bike-share to many more neighborhoods.

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