Advocates in Neighborhoods Waiting for Slow Zones Call for 20 MPH Limit
Over the weekend, advocates from Right of Way and residents in a dozen Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens neighborhoods installed dozens of "20 Is Plenty" signs, which urge drivers to slow down, and asked Mayor de Blasio to keep his promise to fast-track Slow Zone installations. The neighborhoods represented in yesterday's demonstration are among those that have either had their applications for 20 mph zones rejected by DOT or are waiting up to two years for the city to implement the traffic calming program.
March 17, 2014
Senate Joins Assembly in Rejecting Cuomo’s $40 Million Transit Raid
This week kicked off with news that Speaker Sheldon Silver would remove Governor Andrew Cuomo's $40 million transit raid from the Assembly's budget plan. Today comes word [PDF] that the State Senate has followed suit, rejecting the transit raid in its own budget resolution.
March 14, 2014
Who Killed Kumar Ragunath? Police Seek Suspect as Advocates Call for Action
Kumar Ragunath, 64, came to New York from Guyana in 1987. Five years later, he and his wife bought a house in Jamaica near Richmond Hill. He loved to play cricket and listen to Indian music, and he kept working through his retirement to help fund college for his six grandchildren. Ragunath had been out of work since August, but recently found a job at the Queens Plaza Holiday Inn.
March 14, 2014
Morningside Road Diet Supporters Try to Find Common Ground With CB 10
Wednesday night, Harlem road diet supporters and opponents met in an attempt to find common ground on what can be done to improve safety on Morningside Avenue. The move comes in advance of DOT releasing a second plan for the street, after its first design encountered opposition from Community Board 10.
March 14, 2014
Tri-State Maps Ped Deaths by Legislative District and Community Board
After Albany wraps up the budget process, legislators will shift their focus to bills that have been awaiting action -- including a suite of legislation to address traffic safety issues.
March 12, 2014
Survey: Majority of New Yorkers Would Pay for a Parking Permit
If you own a car in New York City and need a place to park, leaving it on the street is a nice bargain. The only "cost" is alternate-side restrictions for street cleaning -- otherwise, all that space is free. It's such a good deal that in outer-borough neighborhoods, most car owners with an off-street space at home still choose to leave their cars at the curb.
March 12, 2014