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At Transit Forum, Albanese, Allon, and Carrión Support Rational Tolls
Friday's transit forum hosted by Transit Workers Union Local 100 and a coalition of rider advocacy groups offered an opportunity for a more more detailed discussion of transit policy than this year's mayoral race has seen so far. While the candidates offered few specifics about how they would improve transit for the millions of New Yorkers who depend on trains and buses, clear differences emerged, especially on the question of how to increase funding for the debt-ridden MTA.
February 25, 2013
London Mayor: Get Bigshots Out of Cars, Onto Transit “Like Everybody Else”
London Mayor Boris Johnson, whose entertaining quotes about Mike Bloomberg have been ricocheting around New York's political circles today, could teach a thing or two to the candidates running for mayor here in NYC. Yesterday, "Boris from Islington" called in to a radio talk show with a recorded question for Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg about Parliament's profligate spending on cars for political leaders. It's a question New Yorkers can appreciate.
February 8, 2013
Toeing the NBBL Line, Bill de Blasio Runs for Mayor of 9 PPW
Bill de Blasio's comments in today's Brooklyn Paper are straight out of the "Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes" playbook.
February 6, 2013
Why Is Bill de Blasio Afraid of Safer, Saner Streets?
It was hard to miss mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio as he made the media rounds yesterday. After positioning himself as the "outer borough" candidate on the local Fox morning show, de Blasio -- who voted against congestion pricing and the transit funds that would have come with it -- traveled to Washington Heights to shake hands with straphangers.
January 29, 2013
NYPD: Bus Driver Who Ran Woman Over Did Nothing Wrong
The bus driver who ran over and killed a woman in Canarsie last Friday broke no laws, according to NYPD.
January 28, 2013
The NBBL Files: PPW Foes Pursued Connections to Reverse Public Process
Editor’s note: With yesterday’s appellate ruling prolonging the Prospect Park West case, Streetsblog is running a refresher on the how the well-connected gang of bike lane opponents waged their assault against a popular and effective street safety project. This is the fifth installment from the six-part NBBL Files.
December 20, 2012
Will New Yorkers Elect Our Own Rob Ford in 2013?
As the 2013 mayoral race gradually shudders to life, the city New Yorkers should look to as a cautionary tale is Toronto. It was in Jane Jacobs' adopted home town that a progressive mayor, David Miller, laid plans to prioritize pedestrian safety, surface transit, and bicycling, only to see his successor Rob Ford assume office, declare an end to "the war on the car," and proceed to reverse much of the previous administration's initiatives.
August 22, 2012
Mayoral Contenders Talk Transit, Part 2: Bill de Blasio
Election Day is more than a year away, but the race to become the next mayor of New York City is well-underway. In the last two issues of its magazine, Reclaim, Transportation Alternatives has been asking the would-be mayors for their thoughts on transit (in the more recent interviews, one question about cycling was added). So far, TA has received responses from all of the major candidates except 2009 Democratic nominee Bill Thompson.
May 22, 2012
On Progressive Transportation, Bill de Blasio Has Some Catching Up to Do
Tomorrow evening, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio will deliver the keynote address at the Transportation Alternatives summer benefit. When de Blasio's name was announced as a headliner, it was somewhat surprising. As a City Council member, he was an early backer of making Prospect Park car-free. But as a citywide office holder and presumed 2013 mayoral hopeful, de Blasio has not made street safety or sustainable transportation a priority.
July 18, 2011
Kelly Absolves Officers in Fatal Harlem Chase; De Blasio Shows Interest
Sister Mary Celine Graham died for $23 and a Blackberry.
June 24, 2010