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New York City Transit is the life blood of New York City, moving more than 187.9 million passengers per month. However, the Lexington Avenue Subway Line is currently over 150% of capacity. As the City grows we must improve capacity and investigate transportation alternatives. We must find alternative transportation routes for residents of Roosevelt Island by modifying current subway service, trams, ferries, and even building additional subway stations.

While we are building any improvements, including the long overdue Second Avenue Subway, we must make sure that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is transparent by making its construction plans available to the people, open to review and suggestions from the community, and accountable should final decisions be made by the MTA without public comment.

While the Mayor's Congestion Pricing plan may not have been enacted, it is important not to let a greener New York fall by the wayside. As your City Council member I will work with you to implement initiatives that preserve our environment, improve transportation and make New York City a clean, affordable, and accessible place to live.

WFUV ADVOCATES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS REACT TO VISION ZERO "REPORT CARD" by Nick Ventura

http://www.wfuv.org/content/advocates-and-elected-officials-react-vision-zero-re...

Transportation Alternatives says toughening laws on things like hit-and-run incidents will help Mayor de Blasio reach his Vision Zero goal. But Councilmember Ben Kallos says that also requires more funding. Kallos adds, "We are not going to hit our goal of Vision Zero, and the reality is, we can invest dollars into saving lives. And a life is priceless." 

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Transportation

StreetsBlog What’s Next for 6th Ave Protected Bike Lane and Crosstown Routes on UES by David Meyer

http://www.streetsblog.org/2016/02/04/whats-next-for-6th-ave-protected-bike-lane...

Two Manhattan bike projects went before community boards last night. The CB 8 transportation committee heard from DOT about the agency’s plan forcrosstown bike lanes on the Upper East Side, and CB 4 endorsed the protected lane on Sixth Avenue, which DOT plans to install in the fall.

The crosstown painted lanes would span the width of the Upper East Side, providing safer east-west access for a neighborhood that currently has only one bike lane pair — 90th and 91st streets. The new bike lane pairs are East 67th and 68th streets between Fifth and York, 77th and 78th Streets between Fifth and John Jay Park, and 84th and 85th Streets between Fifth and East End. After the eastern termini at Cherokee Place and East End Avenue, shared lanes will guide cyclists to parks and the East River Esplanade greenway.

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Transportation