Agenda 2019
Call to Study New Transit Line Linking Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Has the time come for a 20-year-old idea to give outer-borough residents a path to work or home that doesn’t involve a subway through Manhattan?
Albany
Overlooked in Debate Over E-Bikes, Pedicab Drivers Hope for a Boost
Jeanmarie Evelly |
As Albany considers broadly legalizing e-bikes and e-scooters, some pedicab drivers are hoping changes in state and local law will allow them to use pedal assistance
bikers
Can the City Change Course on How a Key ‘Vision Zero’ Law is Enforced?
Mykel Barrett, Hadiya Diallo, Jeanmarie Evelly, Sokhna Fall, Fariha Fawziah and Robert Pena |
Forcing cops to attend hearings? Letting victims be part of the process? Reforming the law itself? We asked experts and advocates to weigh in on how to fix flaws in the city’s ‘failure to yield’ law exposed by a City Limits investigation.
bikers
‘Vision Zero’ Failing to Stick? Many Drivers Escape Penalties for ‘Failing to Yield’
Mykel Barrett, Hadiya Diallo, Jeanmarie Evelly, Sokhna Fall, Fariha Fawziah and Robert Pena |
A majority of summonses issued under the city’s ‘failure to yield’ law end up getting dismissed after hearings, a City Limits investigation found, and victims rarely learn the outcome of those cases.
affordability
Video: Does NYC Need a Comprehensive Plan?
Harry DiPrinzio, Jeanmarie Evelly, Jarrett Murphy and Marc Bussanich |
New York’s approach to land use has plenty of defenders. There are, however, those who disagree. ‘The current system exacerbates our worst selves rather than our best selves,’ a Brooklyn Councilmember told a City Limits panel Thursday night.
ADA
Commuters with Disabilities Sue MTA to Install Elevators During Subway Station Renovations
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The lawsuit accuses the MTA of violating the Americans with Disabilities Acts by renovating subway stations without adding elevators.
cars
Should Motorcycles and Greener Cars Get a Pass on Congestion Pricing?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Rewarding vehicles that cause less congestion or generate less pollution means reducing the amount of money congestion pricing will pump into the transit system.
AAR
In Win for Disabled Commuters, City Will Allow Access-a-Ride Vans to Use Bus Lanes
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Starting May 30, wheelchair-accessible AAR vans with four or more passengers will able to utilize dedicated bus lanes, an effort to speed up trips on the oft-criticized service.
Uncategorized
Watchdog Report Calls on MTA to Reform ‘Dysfunctional’ FOIL Process
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The MTA “lags badly behind” other government agencies when it comes to responding to Freedom of Information Law requests, a Reinvent Albany report says.
access-a-ride
City Considers Letting Access-a-Ride Vans Use Bus Lanes to Speed Up Trips for Riders with Disabilities
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The Department of Transportation is considering a proposal to let some Access-a-Ride (AAR) vehicles utilize the city’s bus lanes — an effort to speed up trips for users, who complain the service is painstakingly slow.
