Selvena Brooks-Powers
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City Makes Jamaica Busways Permanent But With Shorter Hours; Begins Northern Blvd. Bus Lanes
Get stuff done — just a little less of it.
November 15, 2022
Two Queens Pols Want City to Eliminate the Jamaica Busways
Meanwhile, a bus rider says, “Drivers don’t follow the rules! They’re constantly standing in no standing zones, which causes congestion. It's important that the city prioritizes those who take public transit.”
July 18, 2022
DOT Pushes Back at Calls for Office of ‘Public Space Management’
"We have decades of experience and expertise," Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez told the Council at a Tuesday hearing.
June 29, 2022
Pols Want Every Kid in NYC to Learn How to Ride a Bike
Learning to ride a bike in New York should be like riding a bike!
April 29, 2022
EXCLU: Council Transportation Chair’s Car Sped Through School Zones 17 Times in a Year
Do as I say, not as I do.
April 26, 2022
DOT May (May?!) Fund the Streets Master Plan For This Year, But Advocates Want More
Pols and advocates are demanding that the city actually fund the long-awaited Streets Master Plan, which requires scores of new miles of protected bike lanes and bus lanes, cleaner sidewalks, and car-free streets.
March 17, 2022
Council Transportation Chair: Street Safety, Good Transit, City Funding — It’s All About Equity
"All New Yorkers suffer when our streets aren’t safe, and no Council district is immune from the impacts of traffic deaths," the new Transportation Committee chair said on Monday.
March 8, 2022
Meet the Council’s Transportation Committee Chair: Selvena Brooks-Powers
Her home district is quite unlike the rest of the city. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
January 20, 2022