Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Polly Trottenberg

Council Speaker Corey Johnson conducted a hearing Wednesday into his own bill to make New York streets safer. Photo: John McCarten

Reporter’s Notebook: Corey’s a ‘Master’ Planner — And Other City Hall Takeaways

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 13, 2019 | 10 Comments

Council Speaker Corey Johnson has a problem with free parking — and other highlights from this week's hearing on the Speaker's landmark "master plan" bill for street safety.

Polly Trottenberg with her boss — the one who insiders say let her down on MTA issues. Photo: Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio

Anatomy of a Resignation: Why Polly Trottenberg Quit the MTA Board

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 6, 2019 | 5 Comments

Of course Polly Trottenberg quit the MTA board — it's a fake, no-power, fig-leaf body that ultimately has no place for an intelligent, committed professional person whose own boss let her down repeatedly.

CB 10 rejected a plan back in 2013 to convert Fourth Avenue from two lanes in each direction to one. But the DOT says it's now reviewing it again.

Safety First! DOT Revisiting Fourth Avenue Road Diet for Bay Ridge

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 2, 2019 | 2 Comments

Transportation officials say they will dust off an old plan to slow down speedsters in Bay Ridge — a life-saving proposal that the local community board killed in 2013.

Assemblyman Michael DenDekker has said pedestrians are to blame for the city's hit-and-run epidemic. Photo: David Meyer

Once Anti-Cyclist, Queens Pol Now Wants Camera-Enforced Protected Bike Lanes

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 19, 2019 | 9 Comments

Can Michael DenDekker be trusted? Few cyclists think so, so Streetsblog put him on the record. This time, it seems, he is trying to keep cyclists safe in bike lanes.

The ghost bike for Robert Spencer was installed on last month in Long Island City. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Vigil for Robert Spencer — And More Demands for Polly Trottenberg to Just Build Bike Lanes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 16, 2019 | 6 Comments

A family mourns — and demands that the city do more to make sure a seventh cyclist isn't killed this year.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testifying at City Hall. Photo: City Council/Emil Cohen

DOT Commissioner: Bike Lane Delays Are Not About the Money!

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 15, 2019 | 26 Comments

Commissioner Polly Trottenberg doesn’t need more cash to install the 50 miles of protected bike lanes a year that Council Speaker Corey Johnson wants — she just needs less bureaucracy.

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