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Despite NY Post Report to Contrary, Stringer Supports BRT for 34th Street
The Post's unhinged crusade against the 34th Street Transitway appears to be bleeding over from the editorial page into news content. The paper ran a story yesterday strongly implying that Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer opposes plans for separated bus lanes along 34th Street (headline: "Beep blasts 34th St. plan"), while in reality, Stringer seems to support the basic idea of the plan, urging mainly that DOT proceed with care. Here's Stringer's statement to us, in full:
March 2, 2011
Stringer Explains His “Philosophy of Public Engagement” on Street Designs
Since Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has promised to take his approach to street redesigns, first put into place by the Columbus Avenue working group, borough-wide, Streetsblog decided to check in with him to see just what this process would look like.
February 11, 2011
Stringer Holds Up Columbus Ave Bike Lane Tweaks as Model for Government
Could Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer parlay his approach to adjusting street redesigns into a successful mayoral bid? In his State of the Borough speech last night -- which was widely interpreted as a preview of his 2013 pitch -- Stringer held up his work on Columbus Avenue as a prime example of the "new partnership" he wants to build between government and an engaged citizenry.
February 9, 2011
Upper West Side Leaders Calmly Study, Tweak Columbus Ave Lane
The Upper West Side is offering the city a lesson in what a mature and constructive response to bike lane growing pains looks like.
February 7, 2011
Stringer Calls for NYPD, TLC to Protect the Integrity of Bike Lanes
With the new protected bike lane on Second Avenue as a backdrop earlier today, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer called for a stepped-up campaign to keep bike lanes clear of obstructions and show New Yorkers how to use their re-designed streets the right way. While many Manhattan streets have been re-engineered for improved safety, he said, enforcement and education aren't keeping up.
October 8, 2010
Stringer: 1,800 Parking Spots Too Many For Riverside Center; 1,100 Okay
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released his recommendations for the Riverside Center megaproject yesterday afternoon. Like Community Board 7, he doesn't approve of Extell Development's request to build more than 1,800 underground parking spaces and an automobile showroom and repair shop. He does believe, however, that 1,100 parking spots would be appropriate.
September 1, 2010
Victims’ Families and Electeds Urge Paterson to Sign Traffic Safety Law
With the stroke of a pen, Governor David Paterson could make New York's streets safer for walking and biking. Hayley and Diego's Law, which creates a new charge for law enforcement to bring against drivers who carelessly injure pedestrians and cyclists, needs only his signature to become law. At a rally at City Hall today, elected officials and Transportation Alternatives joined the families of children killed by reckless drivers to urge the governor to sign the legislation.
July 7, 2010
Scott Stringer Asks: What Are Your Budget Priorities?
If you had to choose where the city should cut funding, which mode of transportation would you target? Personal automobiles, cabs, Access-A-Ride? How about buses, subways, bikes, and pedestrian safety enhancements?
March 2, 2010
Moynihan Station Is the First Big TIGER Stimulus Winner
New York City's Moynihan Station project has snagged $83 million in grant money from the stimulus law's Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced today.
February 16, 2010
Eight Electeds Back Protected Bike Lanes for Manhattan’s West Side
Several representatives in the City Council and state legislature, as well as Borough President Scott Stringer, have signed on in support of protected bike lanes for Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.
February 12, 2010