Transportation
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.
Dear Chairman Prendergast and Commissioner Trottenberg, Thank you to New York City Transit and Department of Transportation for addressing the previous letters concerning service quality on crosstown buses by implementing Select Bus Service for the M86. I now request that you expand crosstown Select Bus Service to improve service on the M66, M79, and M96.
Each year, the New York Public Interest Research Group’s Straphangers Campaign evaluates bus service, and grants the “Pokey Award” to the slowest bus line in the City, an honor received on a regular basis by crosstown buses serving my district: the M66 in 2012 at 3.9 MPH and again in 2015 at 3.1 MPH, the M79 in 2014 at 3.2 MPH and the M96 in 2008 at 3.7 MPH. New York City Transit and the Department of Transportation can bring improvements to both bus lines by implementing Select Bus Service that provides off board payments to reduce dwell times in order to move buses faster.
Education, Giveaways and Enforcement by City Agencies and Non-Profits Enters Third Year of Improving Safety for Cyclists and Pedestrians
New York, NY — The Upper East Side’s “Bike Safety” program is expanding from 59th to 96th Street to Midtown East, bringing full coverage to the area from 30th Street to 96th Street. Council Members Ben Kallos and Dan Garodnick are funding and coordinating education, safety equipment giveaways, and increased enforcement.
Since the summer of 2015, the Bike Safety program has succeeded in its goal of helping pedestrians and cyclists safely enjoy city streets, as covered by CBS, NBC, Our Town and amNY. Following last year’s Bike Safety program in August, the NYPD’s 19th Precinct reported a year-to-date 15% decrease in bike and pedestrian collisions.
The expansion to the Bike Safety program is the result of work by Council Members Ben Kallos and Dan Garodnick, the New York Police Department’s 17th and 19th Precincts (NYPD), the NYPD Transportation Bureau, the Department of Transportation, Citi Bike (Motivate), Transportation Alternatives, and Bike New York.
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