A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond.
WINNERS
Pro-Safety Brooklyn Electeds — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, New York State Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon and New York City Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin called on the New York City Department of Transportation to implement safety improvements at the intersection of Atlantic, Flatbush and Fourth avenues.
New York State Department of Transportation — By 2018, Buffalo’s Scajaquada Expressway will be converted into Scajaquada Boulevard.
Citi Bike — Further proof that bike share is critical component of New York City’s public transportation system: more than 6,500 Citi Bike trips were taken this past Saturday when the temperature reached as low as 9 degrees. That’s twice as many trips as the East River Ferry’s average daily ridership.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed — Mayor Reed said he will oppose a new one-cent sales tax in Georgia’s Fulton County unless a half-cent is directed toward transit.
LOSERS
NJ Governor Chris Christie — During Tuesday’s budget address, the governor bemoaned the “politically driven mischaracterization” that says the Transportation Trust Fund is running out of money.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano — CE Mangano announced an amnesty period for 178,000 unpaid traffic and parking violations incurred between between 1982 and 2013.
West Side transit riders — As many as four escalators at the new 34th Street – Hudson Yards station were out of service as of Tuesday, and three will likely remain out of service until later this week, according to the MTA’s Elevator & Escalator Status list.
