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Nothing About Public Transportation in Chris Quinn’s Transportation Report
If you're like most New York commuters, you took a train or bus to get to work today. And like most New Yorkers, you are invisible to the City Council and speaker Christine Quinn.
February 1, 2012
About Time: James Vacca Declares Traffic Safety a “Civil Rights Issue”
Bravo, James Vacca.
January 26, 2012
From the Calendar of City Council Transportation Chair James Vacca…
This piece of City Council scheduling hit the Streetsblog inbox on Friday and was too groan-inducing not to share:
January 16, 2012
Vacca Constituent Asks: When Will City Council Get Real About Street Safety?
One of James Vacca's constituents in the East Bronx has had enough of the City Council transportation committee chair's fixation on bike enforcement while much more dangerous traffic threats go unaddressed.
January 4, 2012
Vacca Watch: Transpo Chair Ignores His Own Hearing, Calls Plazas Bad for Biz
James Vacca should know better.
December 1, 2011
Vacca Committee Passes DOT Public Review Bills With Friendly Amendments
Amended versions of two bills adding requirements to the Department of Transportation's public review process passed the City Council's transportation committee unanimously this afternoon. The bills, which mainly codify current practices, would require DOT to consult with other city agencies and compile data on safety and traffic patterns for all major projects. "It is crucial that all the stakeholders are not only fully involved but also fully informed about what is happening in their communities," said committee chair James Vacca.
November 28, 2011
Neighborhood Slow Zone Opens in Claremont, Perhaps the First of Many
The city's first "neighborhood slow zone" officially opened this morning, bringing a 20 mph speed limit and new traffic calming treatments to the residential Claremont neighborhood in the Bronx. Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, joined by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., City Council Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca and local District Manager John Dudley, announced that the 20 mph zones would soon be coming to neighborhoods across the city. Starting today, residents and community boards can apply for their own slow zone.
November 21, 2011
City Council Votes to Increase Oversight of Bike Lane Removal
Yesterday the City Council passed Lew Fidler's Intro 412 -- the bill mandating community board notification about the installation of bike lanes -- setting the stage for some showboating from Fidler, Speaker Christine Quinn and Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca.
November 4, 2011
What Should James Vacca’s Pet Peeve Committee Tackle Next?
James Vacca is redefining the role of the City Council Transportation Committee.
November 2, 2011
City Council Singles Out Bike Lanes in Bills to Codify DOT Outreach
The City Council Transportation Committee held hearings on three bills today, each of which would add more requirements to the Department of Transportation's review process for street redesigns, especially bike lanes.
September 26, 2011