Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Election 2013

Here’s How Quinn and de Blasio Answered the StreetsPAC Questionnaire

By Brad Aaron | Sep 4, 2013 | 29 Comments

Yesterday StreetsPAC endorsed Bill de Blasio for mayor in the Democratic primary, after narrowing their choice down to him and Christine Quinn. The decision was based on the candidates’ responses to a written questionnaire and sit-down interviews with the StreetsPAC board. Below are the responses that de Blasio and Quinn gave to the “policies and […]

Simple Questions, Simple Answers About Transportation at Mayoral Debate

By Stephen Miller | Sep 4, 2013 | No Comments

If you thought the last Democratic mayoral debate was thin on transportation issues, you could be forgiven for thinking that the issue didn’t come up at all during last night’s event. Blink, and you might have missed it. Like last time, transit was relegated to the lightning round, and thin questions from the moderators didn’t […]

StreetsPAC Endorses Bill de Blasio for Mayor

By Brad Aaron | Sep 3, 2013 | 65 Comments

With the Democratic primary a week away, StreetsPAC, NYC’s first-ever livable streets political action committee, today endorsed Bill de Blasio to succeed Michael Bloomberg as mayor. The group cited de Blasio’s commitment to the expansion of the city’s bike lane network and bike-share, improving bus service outside Manhattan, and dramatically reducing traffic injuries and deaths. […]

What the Manhattan BP Candidates Said About Bike-Share Last Night

By Stephen Miller | Aug 29, 2013 | 7 Comments

Borough presidents have limited power, but the influence they wield can still make a big difference for livable streets, especially by making community board appointments and weighing in during the city’s land use review process. The four Democratic candidates for Manhattan borough president — City Council members Gale Brewer, Robert Jackson, and Jessica Lappin, plus former Community […]

Longshot McDonald Bests Lhota, Catsimatidis on Streets and Transpo Issues

By Stephen Miller | Aug 29, 2013 | 10 Comments

At last night’s Republican mayoral debate, the candidates — Gristedes owner John Catsimatidis, former MTA chair and Giuliani deputy mayor Joe Lhota, and Doe Fund founder George McDonald — offered a few glimpses into what transportation policy might look like under a GOP mayor. McDonald, who was until last year a registered Democrat and is trailing in […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Ben Kallos, District 5

By Stephen Miller | Aug 22, 2013 | 4 Comments

We continue our series on City Council candidates with a Q&A with government transparency advocate Ben Kallos, who’s running to represent District 5 in Yorkville, Roosevelt Island, and the Upper East Side. Yesterday, we ran a Q&A with Republican candidate David Garland. Streetsblog did not receive questionnaire responses from Democrats Edward Hartzog and Micah Kellner. Streetsblog: The East River Greenway could […]

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