On January 23, 2025, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez released a comprehensive report showing the results of the agency’s speed camera program. The report highlighted that speed camera locations yielded a 94 percent reduction in speeding, and in 2022 there were 14 percent fewer injuries and traffic related fatalities compared to locations without cameras. The speed camera program began in 2022 and is set to expire this year unless it … <Read More>
On January 15, 2025, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced a new Vision Zero equity report revealing that predominantly lower-income neighborhoods that received street redesigns saw the largest declines in traffic deaths. Vision Zero began in 2014 to improve street safety through data driven initiatives.
On December 12, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the individuals who have been appointed to review the New York City Charter. The team, referred to as the Charter Revision Commission (CRC), will review the entire New York City charter to ensure New York City’s municipal government addresses the needs of New Yorkers. The team will determine how the charter may be used to promote fair housing across the five boroughs. The formation … <Read More>
On December 11, 2024, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Adolfo Carrión Jr. announced a 11,540 square-foot City-owned parking lot, located at 324 East 5th Street in the East Village, will be redeveloped into a housing complex with only affordable housing units.
On November 25, 2024, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced that roughly 500 new loading zones have been installed. This was done to combat bike and bus lanes blocked by vehicle’s being double parked to load and unload shipments, which resulted in unwanted traffic congestion. This problem was made aware to the City via public feedback from a new web platform the City launched in 2023. Since December 2021, the City … <Read More>
On November 21, 2024, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the release of the report Safer Charging, Safer Deliveries. This report involves data collected by the City Department of Transportation regarding the Public E-Bike Charging Pilot program. The program’s goal was to reduce the fires that occurred from illegal e-bike charging, incentivize e-bike usage, and assess the adoption of new battery charging technologies among cyclists.