A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond.

Winners

New York City pedestrians and bicyclists — The Vision Zero movement is gaining momentum, with pedestrian and bike safety measures underway in Brooklyn, Queens, upper Manhattan and lower Manhattan. On top of that, Congressman Joe Crowley, who represents parts of Queens and the Bronx, announced his Pedestrian Fatalities Reduction Act bill last week, and after impressive turnouts at town hall meetings, NYC DOT has announced upcoming Vision Zero workshops across the five boroughs.

Berlin, Connecticut — Governor Malloy announced last week that the central Connecticut town, which will have a stop on the future New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail line, will receive a $500,000 grant to help develop “a more accessible, more walkable hub for transit, commerce and culture in downtown Berlin.”

Stamford, CT Mayor David Martin — In his State of the City address on Tuesday, Mayor Martin said he plans to advocate for improvements to Metro-North which he says “is more important to the city of Stamford and [its] economic prosperity than any other single issue.”

Losers

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. — BP Diaz, Jr. called the Move NY tolling plan “an unfair regressive tax,” even though revenue raised would improve transit. In a borough where 62 percent of Bronx households don’t own cars, and “the average car-free household in the Bronx earns less than half as much as the average car-owning household,” finding revenue to improve transit is progressive policy.

New York State Thruway Authority — After three runaway barges, Thruway Board Chairman Howard Millstein’s complete dismissal of the Tappan Zee Bridge Mass Transit Task Force recommendations, and still no clear answer about tolls for the new bridge, it’s no surprise the Thruway Authority continues to be questioned.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie — Because of Governor Christie’s rampant borrowing from the Transportation Trust Fund, New Jersey — which was ranked 30th in the nation for spending transparency by USPIRG — will soon run out of funding for necessary infrastructure and mass transit construction.