"They've fallen well below the benchmarks that are required by law. In order to make our buses faster and accessible, we need the administration to provide a full accounting as to why those obligations have not been fulfilled in the last four years."
"Under the Streets Master Plan, passed by the City Council in 2019 under Adams' predecessor Bill de Blasio, the city was required to build 150 new miles of bus lanes and 250 new miles of protected bike lanes over five years. However, the Adams administration only built about 28 miles of bus lanes."
"The Adams administration had decimated outdoor dining as we know it. So tomorrow, we're going to be hearing our bill to make outdoor dining year-round once again and to make it far easier for restaurants to participate in the program."
The City Council's Transportation Committee, chaired by Shaun Abreu, is holding hearings to investigate why the Department of Transportation failed to meet requirements under the 2019 Streets Master Plan. The plan mandated construction of 150 miles of bus lanes and 250 miles of protected bike lanes over five years, but the Adams administration built only approximately 28 miles of bus lanes. Committee members seek accountability for these shortfalls and plan to discuss solutions for improving bus speed and accessibility. Simultaneously, the Council is considering legislation by Brooklyn Council Member Lincoln Restler to restore year-round outdoor dining, reversing the seasonal restrictions implemented under the previous administration that caused significant restaurant participation decline.
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