A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond.
WINNERS
U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY), Carolyn Maloney (NY) and Nydia Velázquez (NY), New York State Senators Brad Hoylman and Liz Krueger, Assemblymembers Dick Gottfried, Brian Kavanagh and Deborah Glick, and City Councilmembers Corey Johnson and Dan Garodnick — Ten New York City electeds joined Manhattan BP Gale Brewer in calling on the MTA and NYCDOT to study the possibility of turning 14th Street into a bus-only zone during the potential L train shutdown.
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy — Governor Malloy announced $11 million in grant funding for 20 “responsible growth” projects across the state.
Hoboken Councilmember Ravinder Bhalla — Hoboken City Council approved an ordinance sponsored by Councilmember Bhalla to create a permanent protected multi-use path along Sinatra Drive.
New Haven — New Haven residents and officials opposed a ConnDOT plan to build a 1,000-space parking garage at Union Station that “fails to provide a bus depot and skimps on biking facilities.”
Atlanta, GA — The Atlanta Regional Commission recently approved an ambitious $1 billion plan to build more bike lanes, sidewalks and multi-use paths over the next 25 years.
LOSERS
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie — Governor Christie said he was skeptical about extending the NJ Transit River Line to the Statehouse, saying people should just “use Uber” instead.
New Jersey Assemblymember Scott Rumana — Assemblymember Rumana opposed adding two voting commuter representatives to the NJ Transit Board of Directors, claiming the public is already well represented.
New York City Councilmembers David Greenfield and Mark Treyger — Councilmembers Greenfield and Treyger want to let illegally parked drivers off the hook when parking signs are faded and difficult to read.
Fairfield County, CT and Suffolk County, NY — These two counties have some of the poorest air quality levels in the nation, due in part to “the amount of cars and trucks on roads like I-95 and the Long Island Expressway.”
