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

WINNERS

New York State Assemblymember Patricia Fahy and Senator Richard Funke — Assemblymember Fahy and Senator Funke both have championed dedicated complete street funding in the state budget. The Assembly’s one-house budget already includes $20 million for bike and pedestrian projects.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy — Last week, Governor Malloy once again called for a constitutional amendment to secure transportation funds. This week, the Connecticut General Assembly’s transportation committee approved the lockbox bill, passing on the vote to the full General Assembly.

New York City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez — Councilmember Rodriguez announced the city’s first steps to a citywide Car Free Day: closing a section of Broadway to cars on Earth Day next month.

New York State Assembly and Senate — Both the Assembly and Senate rejected a plan that would use limited transportation dollars to subsidize tolls for Thruway drivers.

Brooklyn Community Board 6 — Brooklyn CB6 approved a plan to install a temporary parklet on Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue, despite opposition from a handful of people who believe parking is the only worthwhile use of curbside space.

LOSERS

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie — After reaching an agreement over NJ Transit rail workers’ contracts, Governor Christie hinted at another fare hike, saying, “[T]here’s always going to be the need for periodic fare increases. Where we get into trouble is when we don’t do them over a long period of time. What happens then is we need to have much larger increases to make it up.” If only he used the same justification for the state’s gas tax.

New Jersey Assemblymember Pamela Lampitt — Assemblymember Lampitt proposed a bill targeting “distracted pedestrians” with fines up to $50 and even potential jail time.

Parking Authority of City of Camden — The agency plans to add more than 5,000 parking spaces to downtown Camden to prepare for an expected influx of workers and visitors.

NYPD 20th Precinct — The 20th precinct on the Upper West Side wrote just six speeding tickets to drivers while issuing 22 summonses to bicyclists during the same 28-day period.

Hartford drivers — Drivers along Wethersfield Avenue have been using the street’s dedicated bike lane as their own personal parking lot.

D.C. Metro riders — The Metro system abruptly announced yesterday afternoon it would shut down for at least 29 hours to perform emergency safety inspections.