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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.

Metro City Council members fund more than 100 bus countdown clocks by Chester Jesus Soria

http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/06/29/city-council-members-fund-100-...

Bus riders in certain parts of the city might have an easier commute soon as more than 100 new countdown clocks are scheduled for installation citywide.

The clocks, which tick down how long riders have to wait for a bus to approach their stop, will be spread throughout 11 City Council districts where representatives allocated almost $2.8 million between them.

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Transportation

New York Daily News City Lawmaker Wants DOT to Give a Month's Notice to Community Boards Before Making Traffic Changes by Jan Ransom

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/heads-council-community-month-notice-dot-tra...

Heads up!

The city would be required to give community members one month’s notice before making traffic changes under a bill introduced Thursday by Councilman Ben Kallos and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

"Community members have a right to know about changes that are happening in their neighborhoods, and community boards are one of the best ways to spread the word," said Councilman Ben Kallos

 

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Transportation

Mashable NYC Needs a Taxi App to Take On Uber, Councilman Says by Ashley Codianni and Phil Nolan

http://mashable.com/2014/08/19/uber-nyc-app/

A New York City councilman is trying to save the city's taxi industry with an app for yellow cabs that would compete with Uber.

City Council member Ben Kallos admits that traditional taxis "have been successfully disrupted by Uber and other car services." So he's introducing legislation to create a Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) app "to level playing field so people can compete."

Kallos, meanwhile, said he worries about the proliferation of Uber and its competitors. "I think my nightmare would be hopping into a yellow cab in the future where they’ve got a phone for Uber a phone for Lyft a phone for Hailo ... and they’ve literally got a dashboard covered in phones because they want to make sure they’re signed up for every single e-hail app," he said. "My preference would people to have one phone, one interface."

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Transportation