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Wednesday Winners (& Losers)

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

WINNERS

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio — In his newly-unveiled OneNYC plan, the mayor calls for immediate restart on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Sheridan Expressway project. Also, at the OneNYC launch, de Blasio said in response to a question about the Right of Way law, “You have to yield to pedestrians. You have to respect that there’s new laws now that clearly penalize those who do not yield to pedestrians. We’re here to save lives and everybody has to be a part of that.”

New Jersey Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski — In response to NJ Transit’s recently-proposed fare hike and service reductions, Transportation Committee Chairman Wisniewski and Speaker Prieto criticized the State’s approach to the fixing the transportation funding crisis.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams — Citing statistics from Tri-State’s “Older Pedestrians at Risk” report, Adams announced the launch of his $1 million CROSS Brooklyn initiative to help protect pedestrians who need more time crossing the street.

City of Hoboken, NJ — Construction will begin Monday on a $2.7 million Complete Streets redesign of Observer Highway, including a two-way protected bike lane and pedestrian safety improvements.

City of New Haven, CT — In addition to planning its first-ever Bike Month celebration and creating new cycle tracks, the City is stepping up its traffic enforcement efforts.

LOSERS

NJ Transit riders — The agency has proposed a 9 percent fare hike and a series of service reductions. Meanwhile, drivers will be spared increases to the gas tax (despite growing support) and motor vehicle fees.

MTA riders — New York City’s transit ridership has hit a 65-year high, at least 10 train lines are over capacity during rush hour and delays are up 45 percent from last year, yet there is still no funding solution in place for the agency’s $15 billion capital deficit.

Connecticut drivers — Nearly 10 percent of Connecticut drivers are driving distracted, despite having one of the oldest and most stringent distracted driving laws in the country.

Manhattan Community Board 10 — Some members of the Board fear that a NYC DOT plan to calm traffic along East Tremont Avenue, which saw 69 pedestrian and cyclist injuries and 21 severe or fatal crashes from 2009 to 2013, may slow traffic too much.

New York City Councilmembers I. Daneek Miller and Rory Lancman — The Queens representatives seem to have succeeded in their efforts to block expansion of Select Bus Service in the borough.

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