A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news.
Winners
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch — Mayor Finch joined advocates for a walking audit of Bridgeport’s East Main Street on Monday.
NJ Assemblymembers Scott Rudder and Celeste Riley — Rudder and Riley co-sponsored a bill that would allow neighborhoods and community organizations to petition NJDOT to lower speed limits in residential neighborhoods without sidewalks.
Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) — NICE will reinstate the N87 bus between Hicksville and Jones Beach, which was cut in 2010.
Citi Bike — As of Tuesday afternoon, New York City’s bike-share system has more than 11,000 annual members signed up, and the program hasn’t even launched yet.
Losers
NYC Transit — According to a new report from the MTA’s Inspector General, it’s been over a decade since NYC Transit has inspected some of the critical support structures that hold up elevated trains.
NYC Councilmember Domenic Recchia Jr. — Missing the point of bike-share entirely, Recchia grilled NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan over concerns about lost parking spaces since the installation of Citi Bike stations began.
NYS Assemblymember William Boyland Jr. — On top of the corruption charges he’s facing, Boyland owes $4,560 for 33 parking violations.
Uhhmmm…. Why is the Rudder Riley Bill needed? I already thought the NJDOT allowed towns to set their own speed limits on locally owned streets?