Office of Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez

Dear Friend and Neighbor: 

As you are aware, the goal of Vision Zero is to bring traffic fatalities to zero by the year 2024, as one death is one too many on our streets. The New York City Council and the administration of Mayor Bill De Blasio remain committed to make this vision a reality.

Please join me and my colleagues in government at two Vision Zero related tomorrow: 
 
1-Press Conference at City Hall to mark latest progress on Vision Zero: hearing of 22 related pieces of legislation to help strengthen Mayor Bill de Blasio's action plan. Come out and show your support for safer streets at a rally on the steps of City Hall! Tomorrow we will take another step toward achieving Vision Zero through the discussion of a large package of bills. We will celebrate this step and keep the momentum going for Vision Zero!
2- An oversight hearing of the NYC Council Transportation Committee on a package of legislation aimed at achieving the City's Vision Zero initiative on Thursday, April 30th at 1:00pm at City Hall- Council Chambers. 

This is your opportunity to provide feedback and official testimony before the NYC Council Transportation Committee regarding the 22 bills up for discussion. The following pieces of legislation will be under review:

 

Proposed Int. No. 43-A
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a study on left turns.

 

Proposed Int. No. 46-A
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to traffic control signals.

 

Proposed Int. No. 80-A
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to work zone safety on bridges.

 

Int. No. 140
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reducing speed limits and establishing slow zones.

 

Int. No. 153
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the department of information technology and telecommunications to create and maintain an interactive website detailing traffic crash data.

 

Proposed Int. No. 167-A
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting certain stunt behavior with vehicles.

 

Proposed Int. No. 168-A
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to safer arterial streets.

 

Proposed Int. No. 171-A
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to traffic violations and serious crashes.

 

Proposed Int. No. 174-A
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to taxi and limousine commission review of crashes.

 

Int. No. 198
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to side guards.

 

Proposed Int. No. 238-A
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the right of way of pedestrians and bicyclists.

 

Int No. 272
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the New York city taxi and limousine commission's critical drivers and persistent violators programs.

 

Int. No. 276
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a pilot program involving black box or telematics technology in taxis and street hail liveries.

 

Int. No. 277
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the reporting of crash data involving taxi and limousine commission licensed vehicles.

 

Res. No. 6
Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to amend the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law to increase the criminal penalty for reckless driving when serious physical injury or death of a person results from the reckless driving.

 

Res. No. 51
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to remedy several deficiencies in the law regarding leaving the scene of an accident.

 

Res. No. 61
Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would lower New York City's speed limit.

 

Proposed Res. No. 68-A
Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation increasing the penalty for driving on the sidewalk.

 

Res. No. 111
Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would lower New York City's speed limit to 25 miles per hour.

 

Res. No. 117
Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would give New York City control over its own speed camera program.

 

Res. No. 118
Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would give New York City control over its own red light camera program.

 

Res. No. 144
Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would make a violation of Hayley and Diego's Law a misdemeanor.

 

Those interested in attending and presenting testimony should RSVP with my Legislative Office by calling 212-788-7053 or emailing my Communications Director, Russell Murphy at Russmurphy55@gmail.com.
 
Hope to see you all there!

 

Ydanis Rodriguez
NYC Council Member, District 10th
Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill