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

WINNERS

Connecticut DOT Commissioner James Redeker — The ConnDOT head described the agency’s big plans for the years ahead, including more BRT: “I’d like to have CTfastrak East, CTfastrak West and CTfastrak North.”

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams — When asked what Brooklyn needs more of in 2015, BP Adams replied “…Cars are so old school. We need to embrace bicycling as a transportation alternative, but the infrastructure needs to come with it. We need more bike lanes, buildings should have bus shelters, and we need to remake the entire borough based around that.”

Lower East Side resident William Mojica — Mr. Mojica spearheaded the installation of new pedestrian safety measures for his neighborhood.

Motorists and Pedestrians: Both in New York City and across the nation, driver and pedestrian fatalities have significantly declined.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders — Now the top Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Sanders recently announced his plan to authorize a $1 trillion, multi-year infrastructure program to improve roads, bridges and transit.

The Federal Highway Administration — A YouTube video showing how the agency strives to “make biking and walking safer, affordable, more accessible, and an integral part of livable communities across America” complements their recent acknowledgement that driving is not as popular as it used to be.

Waterbury branch commuters — Weekend ridership has surpassed Metro-North’s projections after the addition of two late-night weekend trains on the Waterbury branch.

LOSERS

Governors Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo — The day after Christmas, the governors vetoed a Port Authority reform bill approved by 332 of 333 legislators in four chambers in two states.

NYPD — Parking and traffic enforcement were down more than 90 percent last week citywide. One driver who claims to often have “no choice but to double-park” for his job said “Now I have the right to park a bit more.” 

Developer Sergey Rybak — The developer recently detailed his plans for a seven-story condominium building: “Rybak said the company is aiming to add 30 to 40 percent more parking than is required. They’re required 54 spaces, but they’re putting in approximately 85 spaces, he said.”