"If there is opposition to initiatives that would create that safety from within DOT, we have to get to that safety, and that's opposition that has to be pushed back against,"
"Oftentimes, where I've met all of you has been at press conferences where the DOT finally implements the street safety that's required only after someone has lost their life, in large part due to the absence of those things,"
Zohran Mamdani pledges to confront Department of Transportation bureaucrats and political power players who oppose initiatives aimed at safer streets and faster buses. He supports universal daylighting, a street design removing parking at corners so drivers can see pedestrians and cyclists, despite heavy DOT opposition. A DOT study claimed universal daylighting could increase crashes and pedestrian injuries but acknowledged flawed methodology. Mamdani emphasizes proactive implementation of street safety measures to prevent deaths like 7-year-old Dolma Naadhun, who was killed at an intersection lacking daylighting. He rode the slow M57 bus to highlight a plan for free, faster buses and said he will push back against internal opposition even if thousands of parking spaces are lost.
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