Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Election 2013

StreetsPAC Endorses for Manhattan Borough President and More Council Seats

By Stephen Miller | Aug 14, 2013 | No Comments

StreetsPAC announced its pick for Manhattan borough president today, along with endorsements in four more City Council races. The livable streets political action committee is supporting Gale Brewer for Manhattan borough president. “Gale Brewer has been a dedicated advocate for safe and complete streets in the City Council,” StreetsPAC board member Steve Vaccaro said in […]

Anthony Weiner, Ready to Erase Bike Lanes, Won’t Be Cowed by “Jihadists”

By Stephen Miller | Aug 13, 2013 | 42 Comments

It may be news to the national audience of BuzzFeed, but Anthony Weiner once said he would hold ribbon cuttings on his first day in Gracie Mansion to rip out the city’s bike lanes. He now insists the expletive-laced promise was a joke, but he’s firm in his opinion that at least two of the […]

Mayoral and City Council Candidates Respond to TA Questionnaire

By Stephen Miller | Aug 12, 2013 | 15 Comments

This morning, Transportation Alternatives released the results of surveys it sent out to mayoral and City Council candidates. While council candidates expressed a wide variety of opinions, mayoral candidates primarily hammered home positions most of them have already discussed during the campaign, while revealing a few new details on their transportation and street safety policies. Mayoral candidates […]

At City Hall, Advocates Call on Mayoral Candidates to Tackle Street Safety

By Stephen Miller | Aug 7, 2013 | 4 Comments

In the wake of a string of pedestrian fatalities, more than 100 people gathered on the steps of City Hall this morning at an event organized by Transportation Alternatives to demand that mayoral candidates step up to address street safety. “Every 36 hours, a New Yorker dies in traffic,” TA Executive Director Paul Steely White […]

Bill de Blasio Outlines His “Vision Zero” Plan

By Brad Aaron | Aug 7, 2013 | 17 Comments

As if on cue, Bill de Blasio today released a plan to reduce city traffic fatalities to zero within 10 years. The paper draws heavily on data and, while some facets would require concessions from Albany and cooperation from NYPD, it’s the most comprehensive and detailed street safety policy released by a mayoral candidate to […]

StreetsPAC Endorses for Public Advocate and Five Additional Council Seats

By Brad Aaron | Aug 5, 2013 | 1 Comment

StreetsPAC announced its pick for public advocate today, along with endorsements in five more City Council races. For its first endorsement for a citywide office, StreetsPAC is supporting Tish James for public advocate. “In her 10 years in the City Council, Tish James has established a reputation as an outspoken crusader unafraid of seemingly lopsided […]

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