A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news.
Winners
New York Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder — Assemblymember Goldfeder is partnering with the Urban Studies Department at Queens College “to produce… an objective study” that will examine the potential reuse of the Rockaway Beach Line in Queens.
Essex County (NJ) Freeholder Brendan Gill — Freeholder Gill received an award from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for his role in adopting and implementing the first county-wide Complete Streets policy in the state.
Metropolitan Police Department — In addition to enforcing speeding and red light running, Washington D.C. police will employ camera technology to combat crosswalk violations and other aggressive behaviors.
JP Morgan Chase — J.P. Morgan Chase donated $800,000 to fund a Neighborhood Plaza Program, which is intended to help maintain pedestrian plazas in lower-income New York City neighborhoods.
Losers
Mount Morris Takes Action — The New York City Department of Transportation built a pedestrian plaza on Mount Morris Park West, but pressure from anti-safety advocates resulted in the City shrinking the plaza by a third — which Mount Morris Takes Action says still isn’t enough.
Rutherford (NJ) Borough Council — Despite years of planning and community engagement, the Rutherford Borough Council approved a plan for Orient Way that completely ignores the Borough’s own Complete Streets policy.
