City Comptroller Brad Lander has become the first mayoral candidate to commit to fully redesigning McGuinness Boulevard after previously proposed safety plans were undermined by political lobbying. Lander signed a pledge from Make McGuinness Safe, aiming to implement a road diet across the entire boulevard and remove corruption barriers that hinder street safety improvements. He criticized the current administration for caving to well-connected donors, which compromises public safety initiatives designed for street improvement. Lander emphasizes the need to prioritize safety assessments without external influence from politics.
"With street safety, City Hall and DOT are supposed to make the assessment: 'Will this project make things safer?' And if so, go ahead and do it."
"This is easy," he said, adding "starting on day one" under his fresh signature on the pre-printed pledge.
"...after pressure from connected donors, Mayor Adams abandoned the road diet plan north of Calyer Street, leaving that stretch of the roadway an uninviting speedway."
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