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TLC Won’t Renew Hack License of Cab Driver Who Killed Cooper Stock
The cab driver who killed 9-year-old Cooper Stock won't be prosecuted by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, but he won't have a hack license much longer.
May 23, 2014
No Mention of Cab Safety Tech as TLC Commish Outlines Vision Zero Budget
Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero Action Plan contains a number of initiatives to improve cab driver safety, including "black box" technology to monitor cabbie behavior. TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi told the City Council in early May that the agency has issued RFIs for a telematics pilot program, but she didn't mention the program during testimony at Thursday's council budget hearing.
May 16, 2014
DOT Breaks Down Street Safety Spending for City Council
At a City Council budget hearing today, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg outlined in detail how DOT plans to allocate funds for street safety over the next year.
May 15, 2014
Council Members Rally With StreetsPAC (and Bicycles) on City Hall Steps
This morning, five City Council members joined StreetsPAC and dozens of bike commuters on the steps of City Hall to celebrate Bike to Work Week and push for Vision Zero traffic safety policies before today's transportation budget hearing.
May 15, 2014
Council and Advocates Unite Behind 25 MPH Limit to Pass Bill in Albany
In an effort to pass a bill in the state legislature this session to reduce the city's default speed limit, the City Council and street safety advocates are uniting behind the de Blasio administration's call for a 25 mph limit. In a unanimous 9-0 vote this morning, the City Council Transportation Committee passed a resolution supporting a 25 mph limit. It is expected to pass at the City Council's stated meeting this afternoon.
May 14, 2014
After Quick Work by CB 7 and DOT, Safety Fixes Debut at 96th and Broadway
After the deaths of Cooper Stock, Alexander Shear, and Samantha Lee at or near the intersection of 96th Street and Broadway shook Upper West Siders in January, DOT promised fixes to an intersection that locals complained had become even more dangerous to cross after a reconstruction project just a few years before. This morning, the city debuted those changes, including an expanded pedestrian island and new crosswalk.
May 13, 2014
Takeaways From This Week’s City Council Vision Zero Hearing
The office of Ydanis Rodriguez says he is aiming to get several traffic safety bills passed in the near future, while others that were taken up by his transportation committee at a Wednesday Vision Zero hearing may be held up.
May 2, 2014
Traffic Violence Victims’ Families Tell Their Stories at City Hall
Before the big City Council hearing on street safety legislation this afternoon, elected officials joined families of traffic violence victims outside City Hall to push for speed camera and speed limit bills in Albany, along with more traffic enforcement and better street designs from the de Blasio administration.
April 30, 2014
City Council Reso Calls for Community Board Term Limits and Transparency
A resolution brewing in the City Council recommends major reform for community boards.
April 25, 2014
Slew of Traffic Safety Bills on Council Transpo Committee Agenda
The City Council transportation committee has a full docket of traffic safety bills on the agenda for its April 30 meeting. We'll have more on some of these bills in future posts, but for now here's a summary.
April 24, 2014