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Greenfield and Treyger Want Higher Speeds on One of NYC’s Deadliest Streets
Council members David Greenfield and Mark Treyger think drivers should be able to go faster on Ocean Parkway, one of the city's most dangerous streets.
May 29, 2015
City Council Regresses on Street Safety, Weighs Fines for Cyclists
Less than a year ago, the City Council overwhelmingly passed a raft of bills designed to protect New Yorkers from reckless driving. Was it the beginning of a new era, where street safety is taken seriously by city legislators, or was it a fluke? The council could go either way, based on a transportation committee hearing today that considered a new bill to fight the phantom menace of cyclists on cell phones.
April 15, 2015
Treyger Defends Legislating by Anecdote at Bike-Texting Press Conference
Think there's already too much media attention devoted to Council Member Mark Treyger's bill to ban texting while bicycling? He's just getting started. Joined by other council members and representatives of Bike New York, Treyger held a press conference on the steps of City Hall this morning to extoll the legislation's importance, framing it as a component of Vision Zero.
November 13, 2014
Treyger’s Texting-and-Biking Bill — a Big Distraction From Vision Zero
City Council Member Mark Treyger insists his bill to penalize cyclists for texting is well-intentioned, but there is no evidence to suggest that the behavior targeted by his proposal is a source of significant danger. Instead of focusing on the real deadly threats on NYC streets, Treyger has triggered a news cycle devoted to a minor transgression that doesn't register in any serious accounting of traffic deaths and injuries.
November 12, 2014