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New Yorkers, rejoice!
@GovKathyHochul
has signed the Complete Streets Funding bill.
Municipalities across the state will now have access to funding for streets that prioritize people & welcome all users. Life-saving, life-enriching.
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DSNY is proposing a rule requiring restaurants to put curbside trash in containers rather than bags.
We love containers! But they should be in the curb lane. Containers on the sidewalk are still intrusive to pedestrians. Use our toolkit, testify tomorrow:
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The list of other problems that EVs still cause goes on and on. Reducing car dependency is the real solution.
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Streets are for people, streets are for magic carpets
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No one in a car has ever achieved this level of chill. Made possible by people-centered streets in
@FlatironNY
!
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Today
@BobHoldenNYC
intro'd a bill to suspend bus lane enforcement on holidays. We urge the CM to withdraw this bill. Millions of NYers use the bus, including on holidays to visit friends & family or because *many* people still work on holidays. They deserve rapid bus service
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Did you know that daylighting is mandated by NY State law, but NYC opts out? Tell your elected official you want safe streets and universal daylighting. 📢 📨
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In a recent pilot, carshare spaces served an average of 17 NYers a month. Meanwhile, personal cars sit unused 95% of the time.
Carshare is a much more efficient use of our curb & allows some NYers to ditch burdensome car ownership. More curbspace for those who do need it!
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We love outdoor dining, but it can't be a giveaway to private businesses. And the rest of the curb shouldn't be a giveaway to private car storage either.
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95% of NYC's street parking is free. We must rectify this public space giveaway & implement demand-responsive/dynamic parking.
Hourly rates would rise or fall depending on the vacancy of each block. More open spots = cheaper rates. NYC stands to raise more than $1 BILLION.
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Check out this map showing the dominance of the
#carfreemajority
in New York City. It’s time to reclaim our public space for all of us, not just the few who drive and park cars
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"Opponents — including the NYPD and the DOT — claim such a scheme would set neighbor against neighbor" - but is that not what's already happening when drivers decide to block a sidewalk or lane without caring who is impacted or harmed?
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It's official -- NYC has a permanent Open Restaurants bill!
We are relieved & pleased that our city is moving on to the next phase of this beloved, business-saving program that has become a fixture of life in New York City.
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Should the city expand the Open Streets program?
Wellington Chen of
@ChinatownNYC
says just go ask the business owner on Pell Street. They are begging for the same car-free space and painted street as Doyers Street has.
@NYC_DOT
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This is a step in the wrong direction. A half-year program is overly complicated and makes it nearly impossible for many small businesses to participate at all. Where should they store tables & chairs in the winter? Why should curb access be seasonal?
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Them: people don’t ride bikes in the snow
The city’s snow clearing priorities:
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San Francisco switched a small portion of free parking to dynamic pricing:
traffic reduced by 8%
time spent finding a parking space reduced by 43%
the city made $1.9M in revenue
Reforming the curb pays off (literally).
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Every NYC school is eligible for a car-free street - but only about 40 schools in the entire city have successfully applied for one.
We're changing that. Our new School Streets Toolkit with
@TransAlt
gives schools the guidance & tools they need ➡️
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.
@Vanessalgibson
notes that many officers drive to work and there's nowhere to park, which is why they park illegally. She asks for alternative parking arrangements. We have a better idea: give
@NYPDnews
officers metrocards and have them ride the subway like the rest of us!
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If NYC allows outdoor dining only in the warm months, we're forcing small businesses into a never-ending cycle of install-uninstall-storage for their curbside dining setups. It's too much, and the program will break under the burden.
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Upset that City Council plans to take away your option to dine outside half the year?
Contact officials today to let them know you want a year-round Open Restaurants program. The same one that's saving businesses, boosting equity & reclaiming curb space.
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If you're a driver sitting in traffic, congestion pricing helps you. If you're a bus rider late to work, congestion pricing helps you. If you're a cyclist, congestion pricing helps you. If you're a NEW YORKER, congestion pricing helps you.
@CrainsNewYork
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Today
@JustinBrannan
introduced a bill that would require DOT to issue a determination within 60 days of a request for a traffic control device by a CM or CB. We support this bill - when a community asks for life-saving safety enhancements,
@NYC_DOT
should respond expeditiously.
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Outdated and onerous parking mandates from the Robert Moses era are trapping NYC in the past. It’s time to catch up with other cities that have already gotten rid of parking minimums.
We can be a city for people but only if we stop planning for cars.
OPINION | Most New Yorkers don't own cars. There's no reason the city should be designed for vehicles, write
@saraklind
of
@OpenPlans
and
@loganphares
of
@OpenNYForAll
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So many more people are walking here than in vehicles, but the city only clears snow off the vehicle travel lanes and leaves pedestrians to fend for themselves. The city needs to put people over cars.
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"New York City is choking in car exhaust. Pedestrians and bicyclists are put in danger every day while the city does next to nothing. Buses get hopelessly stuck in this congestion and everybody loses. The status quo is not working."
#congestionpricing
@AirlineFlyer
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NOW: rally for people, not parking! We're calling on
@NYCPlanning
to lift parking mandates citywide - to catalyze affordable housing, promote livable neighborhoods, and protect our climate.
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New polling out from Slingshot confirms that most NYers agree with lifting parking mandates! 🙌
NYC is ready. This is common sense. Let's stop requiring new parking in new developments -- citywide.
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NYC is on track to have the second-deadliest year for bike riders in *recorded history*. Enough is enough.
We'll be at this ride & rally on October 11 to demand ACTION from Mayor Adams and our city's leaders to protect bike riders. We must act now. RSVP⤵️
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This moment of loading-zone zen is brought to you by curb reform.
Swap a few parking spots for a designated loading zone = big rewards. Easier on deliverers. No double parking. No blocking car, bus & bike traffic.
Thanks to our intrepid friend
@Streetfilms
for catching this 📹
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A new bill sponsored by
@Bobby4Brooklyn
@SalazarSenate
would give NYers 50% back (up to $1,100) on their e-bike & e-scooters, making them much more accessible to riders of all kinds.
Ditching the car for a cargo bike can change lives, just watch the
@Streetfilms
clip below!
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It was 80° on Saturday. Climate anxiety aside, that's prime outdoor weather & we know there will be many temperate days in the coming months. Yet next year at this time, our outdoor dining option will be ending until APRIL. It doesn't make sense - restore our year-round option!
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Tonight, we gathered with
@TransAlt
and
@NYC_SafeStreets
to rally for safer streets.
@NYCMayor
, we demand them, NOW. Keep us safe.
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Today we stood with a large, diverse coalition of activists and orgs to demand
#congestionpricing
now.
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A better future is possible if we allocate the resources and political will to designing and managing public space.
This is evidence that it can happen quickly too, let's try things out and then build them!
"We can't change our city. We are not Amsterdam!"
#Vienna
: 'hold my
#Weisswein
🥂*'
- Königsegggasse
(*or 16er-Blech🥫 if you prefer)
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#congestionpricing
will
- improve air quality in the region
- reduce the economy-stifling traffic congestion in Manhattan’s central business district
- generate $15B(!) in revenue for MTA accessibility & service.
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"I live in the Bronx and almost 90% of residents in my neighborhood in the Bronx do NOT drive to work. Saying that this will unfairly impact poor people is completely disingenuous. It’s about time that drivers pay their fair share.” Lucia Deng
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Why should bike lanes take longer to complete than any other street project? Now, they don't - thanks to the passage of
@lincolnrestler
's Int. 417. At long last, bike lanes - which make streets safer - will be treated like any other street change. An important win for NYers.
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Friendly reminder that red light and speed cameras are proven to make our streets safer but some politicians want to get rid of them and that’s a very bad idea.
I've just been informed that Mr. Sliwa was struck by a yellow cab while out campaigning today, and is being treated at Lenox Hill hospital. I'd like to wish him a speedy recovery, and I hope to see him back out on the trail this weekend.
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We're rallying to tell
@NYCPlanning
that parking mandates make our housing more expensive, our streets less safe & our climate more endangered. Lift them citywide and plan for people, not parking!
Come out and join us:
🗓️ Thursday, 3/23
⌚ 11AM
📍 City Hall Park
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Our outdated zoning requiring parking minimums “contributes to congestion, pollution, and higher housing and construction costs that are passed along to tenants.”
Parking minimums incentivize people to own and drive cars. It’s time to get rid of them.
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We're at City Hall to support the passage of a bill to cut red tape & expand our bike lanes. Micromobility is our future! NYC must be able to quickly & efficiently respond to growing demand. To save lives, expand mobility justice & mitigate climate harm done by car reliance.
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When we expect extra congestion, we encourage NYers not to drive. Why aren’t we doing the same when we’re facing record poor air quality? These events will begin to happen more frequently - NYC needs short & longterm plans to prepare & reduce driving.
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We love to hear
@NYCMayor
commit to make New York a City of YES. Yes we can put people over parking.
Read how we can transform the city by eliminating outdated parking mandates here:
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In Albany advocating for the Crash Victim Rights & Safety Act to:
✅ Help municipalities redesign streets to protect all users
✅ Address rampant speeding
✅ Educate drivers on bike & pedestrian safety
✅ Provide support & legal rights to those personally impacted by crashes
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"We need a future, a city, built not around cars"
@ShawnGarcia_NYC
🔥🔥🔥
#FixtheMTA
#CongestionPricingNow
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Illegal parking lot ➡️ Public space for all. This year's Park Slope Play Street makeover is what
#transformationtuesday
dreams are made of.
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Rain or shine, NYers love what Open Streets have done for our city. But this new piece of our culture is struggling to thrive w/ limited funding.
Right now,
@NYCCouncil
is deciding what goes in NYC's budget. We've sent a letter w/
@transalt
urging full funding for Open Streets.
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Utrecht created 12,500 bike parking spaces at the main train station. Instead we get 6 spaces & are supposed to celebrate. Current
@MTA
capital program allocates at least $160M for car parking at transit stations but most New Yorkers don't drive. We need the
#MTABikeAccessBill
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Thank you
@ebottcher
for your call to redesign 10th and 11th Aves. As they are now, they’re basically highways running through residential neighborhoods. With vision and action we can make them safe, clean and livable streets that all New Yorkers can enjoy!
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Drivers so often use bike & bus lanes as standing zones because they almost never get penalized for doing it. NYC is just too big for agents to ever consistently enforce that behavior. But cameras? Cameras can do it automatically, reliably & unbiased.
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Electric vehicles are often touted as the cure to our problematic gas-guzzling, air-polluting car culture.
But in the end - they’re still cars. And we firmly believe cars are not the answer. EVs don’t move us closer to a livable city! Because they don’t solve issues like:
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Albany's control over NYC streets:
❌ Turns off speed safety cameras more than half the time.
❌ Limits red-light cameras to only 1% of intersections.
❌ Restricts bus lane cameras that speed up transit.
It's time. NYC needs home rule over our streets.
1/ We face a traffic violence crisis.
Crashes have killed 58% more people this year than last.
But Albany restricts how we use tools like lower speed limits and red-light cameras to keep us safe.
NYC needs home rule to save lives.
Read our new report:
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"We can't continue to make changes in a slow, piecemeal way and defer to the interests of the minority of New Yorkers who drive private vehicles over those who walk, cycle, and ride public transportation."
@ydanis
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A good roundup of seven new public space projects set to transform the city with
@yating_liu
's leadership!
Including Willis Ave in the Bronx, which
@chabot_jackson
notes will bring much-needed public space & mobility options to an underserved neighborhood
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A nice first step toward containerization at the curb! People on these sidewalks are done dodging mounds of black trash bags. 🍾
But why should BIDs have all the fun? We need an equitable model for trash at the curb that benefits all NYC's neighborhoods.
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Who is ready for less traffic congestion, cleaner air, and improved public transit for the millions of NYers who rely on it everyday!
We're celebrating another major milestone for congestion pricing in NYC.
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NYS -- stop making families relive the pain of losing their loved ones to traffic violence. We know our streets are dangerous, & we know lower speeds will make them safer. Pass Sammy's Law in the final budget & get this done once & for all.
@NYC_SafeStreets
@transalt
@saraklind
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Speaking of Neighborhood Loading Zones, so far this year DOT has only completed 31(!) of the 500 that they've been mandated to install. 31/500. (HT
@miatkowski
)
NLZs are wildly effective - they decrease double parking by 70%. We're genuinely wondering - what's the holdup?
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In 1961, NY's zoning code reflected the values of that time: redlining, segregation, suburbanization - cars cars cars. We’ve been planning & building our city under those archaic mandates ever since.
Our values have changed but our zoning has not. It’s time.
#LiftParkingMandates
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Wider bike lanes are the future! They ease friction btwn traditional & electric devices, giving everyone more space to feel safe & comfortable. Let's get them all over NYC! Love to see DOT getting proactive about new mobility norms. As our needs change, our streets should too.
We're reimagining
#NYCStreets
! Today we announced construction will start this week on the first phase to redesign Manhattan's 10th Ave, which will bring wider parking-protected
#BikeNYC
lanes and a host of safety improvements between 38th St and 52nd St.
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This is no fringe issue. A majority of NYers want to make our streets safer, especially for kids traveling to and from school -- even if it means deprioritizing driving & parking.
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The Adams administration has the chance to go big on parking mandates this fall, and fully lift these zoning rules that haven't been changed since the car-obsessed Moses era. Let's do it, NYC.
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We’re hearing Sammy’s Law is now in jeopardy because the State Assembly won’t bring it to a vote.
@NYCMayor
wants this,
@NYCCouncil
wants this. Why are NYS lawmakers refusing to act when we *know* this will result in less traffic deaths? We need control of our own speed limits.
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Thrilled to see
@NYCMayor
taking on parking minimums. The administration has a once in a generation opportunity to get this right and reduce traffic congestion in every neighborhood to make our streets safe, equitable, and livable.
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NYC is unprepared for a micromobility boom. But what can actually help? Not license plates. Most bikes lanes ARE too narrow for fast riders. Some retailers ARE selling unsafe mopeds. But this bill doesn't fix those things; it will only sabotage mode shift.
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This is gross. But it can also cause flooding during flash storms. Last summer, Brooklynites found themselves pulling loose trash from storm drains in an attempt to keep streets from flooding during Tropical Storm Elsa.
Put containers at the curb. Trash reform is climate policy.
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Today we testified at the Sanitation Committee Hearing and called for mandatory citywide organic collection, trash containerization, and better enforcement of alternate side parking for street sweeping.
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The words locals use to describe Astoria's
@31staveOS
? Front yard and back yard - a place to gather, enjoy the outdoors and socialize. And Open Street organizers have big plans for the area's public space in the future 🚀
@JohnSurico
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Hello
@NYCSanitation
@NYCMayorsOffice
@NYC_DOT
New Yorkers are walking and biking to the office this morning, going over giant piles of snow at every corner and on unplowed lanes and sidewalks. Help!
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Just a feel-good tweet about the Crescent Street bike lane in Astoria. 1.8 miles of protected bike lane with great corral & curb extension treatments. Outdoor dining also seamlessly fits in.
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"Many NYers want trees & plants lining their streets, they’re just not sure on how to take care of them...If we have the right knowledge, we can make our city safer" -- for people AND plants!
@GowanusCConserv
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NYers, here's your first look at the future of outdoor dining! These rules address concerns & capitalize on 3 years of lessons learned. Clear guidelines; a new enforcement plan; a kit of parts for functional, accessible curbside cafes. A winning program.
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Proud to sign on this letter calling on our leadership to reject this short-sighted, reactionary bill that won't solve a single one of NYC's actual micromobility challenges.
NEW: Bike licensing and registration would be ineffective, dangerous, expensive, and bureaucratically complicated.
Today, 30+ safe streets, climate justice and immigrant rights advocates called on the
@NYCCouncil
to reject Intro 758, which would require e-bike registration.
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Every community board has specific needs & priorities. But daylighting always resonates. NYers are seeing tragedy on our streets & realizing NYC is exempting itself from a law that prevents death & danger.
Community Boards Push Universal Daylighting ⤵️
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This is forward-thinking & just right for NYC. Combining more loading zones w/ micromobility for the last mile will cut down on congestion, double parking, blocked bus/bike lanes & emissions. Repurposing some curb space for unloading & distribution is a good use of public space.
80% of New Yorkers receive at least one delivery weekly, resulting in more trucks on our roads. This creates environmental and safety risks. Our new pilot will create local hubs for trucks to unload to smaller modes like cargo bikes for final deliveries 👉🏽
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"For those saying they live in the CBD and only use their cars to leave the city: you're making the same trip as commuters, just in reverse. You are part of the problem and you should pay." Kirk Rotger
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Last week
@NYC_DOT
presented to BK CB 1 about proposed safety improvement along the Berry OS, organized and managed by volunteer coalition
@nbkopenstreets
.
DOT recorded that people
#walking
and
#biking
far outnumber people driving.
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Will you take a minute to ask your Council Member to vote YES✅ for outdoor dining?
The bill is finally coming up for a vote! And if it doesn't pass, our outdoor dining options will disappear.
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We've been talking to communities across the city about daylighting - it's gaining steam because NYers understand how beneficial it is to *everyone*. It's a simple solution & a proven one. Good to see DOT listen to NYers' requests & resolutions to protect intersections.
DOT will daylight 1,000 intersections a year, in addition to 1,000 other intersections safety redesigns, DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announces at City Hall this morning
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"Officers should not be above the law. They should park legally like the rest of us do, and when they don't they should be ticketed. And we're not seeing that."
@BobHoldenNYC
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Much of NYC's off-street parking only exists bc it was required by law, NOT bc the community expressed demand or desire for it.
These mandates force the creation of static spaces & make streets less safe, vibrant & useful. To fix it? Take the outdated parking law off the books.
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Other "growing headaches" include the rise in traffic-related deaths & injuries, frequent flooding, health issues from polluted air, mental health issues from isolation & car dependence, slow bus service, the housing crisis.....
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This Council is leaving a number of critical street safety bills on the cutting room floor. We hope the next Council will take up these issues - along with many more - and prioritize making our streets safe, livable, equitable and sustainable.
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If
@GovKathyHochul
doesn't sign this bill before the end of the year, it's gone. We can't build a safer state without it. To delay it is to perpetuate our traffic crisis.
Rally this Thursday 📢 12PM 📢 Save the bill!
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Intro by
@BobHoldenNYC
would require MORE CB notification for construction of bus lanes, busways & bike lanes. This is exactly the opposite of what we should be doing: making it easier for
@NYC_DOT
to make changes that make commutes faster & streets safer
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The
#congestionpricing
environmental review finds that the proposed tolls would fulfill each of NYC's urgent needs:
✅reduce miles traveled in Manhattan's most congested areas by 5%
✅reduce number of cars by 10%
✅raise funds for critical capital improvements to public transit
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@BobHoldenNYC
@NYC_DOT
.
@JulieMenin
intro would require curb extensions for at least 5 intersections/borough/year. We love curb extensions - yay! But 5/borough/year is 😭
@NYC_DOT
should daylight every intersection, install bollards ASAP, and do curb extensions expeditiously
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“The cost of parking is being put onto renters...low-income renters are less likely to own a car so they are basically subsidizing the cost of parking for higher income people.”
We're in
@politico
talking parking mandates & why NYC must lift them citywide
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.
@sabinathegreat
's internship focused on
#schoolstreets
- the shockingly low amount of them, what's working, what's not.
Her report has great recs, for communities &
@NYC_DOT
, to get this incredibly valuable program into MANY more schools. Check it out ➡️
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Lift parking mandates, citywide:
It costs HOW MUCH to build one underground parking spot?!
And to think -- NYC is requiring that many, many of these $150,000 spots be built in new buildings. Parking mandates have got to go, citywide.
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Thank you
@CMCrystalHudson
for recognizing the crisis on our streets & calling for the changes we know will work. There is no "both sides" to taking action that will save New Yorkers' lives. There's doing it, or not doing it & allowing tragedies to happen.
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Robert Moses molded NYC into a car-centric city that devalued community space & further solidified racist systems.
The City has since recognized the Moses era's harmful impacts & have reversed many policies. We need to address parking minimums next.
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The volunteers running Open Streets are spending their own time & money to keep these public spaces afloat. Enough!
Saturday, May 6-- tell the City they must provide the funding & support needed to maintain Open Streets, unburden volunteers & serve NYers in all 5 boroughs.
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Some proposed new rules to Open Streets could make the program even more burdensome for the volunteers keeping these popular public spaces afloat. We need less hoops to jump through, not more. Submit a comment or RSVP to testify at a hearing tomorrow ⤵️
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