New York City's next mayor has the opportunity to revitalize street safety by reviving various transportation projects previously halted by the Adams administration. These projects, which require minimal effort to implement, include proposals for bus lanes and other enhancements. The current administration has neglected bus improvements, with several promising projects remaining on hold. Experts suggest that many of these plans can be rolled out quickly, providing immediate benefits to the city's transportation infrastructure.
"There's a huge amount of stuff that [a new] mayor could look good on," said Jon Orcutt, director of Advocacy at Bike New York and a former Department of Transportation planner under mayors Bill de Blasio and Mike Bloomberg. "The plans are in somebody's drawer and can be rolled out quickly."
Buses have been the neglected child of the Adams administration, as Hizzoner failed to get even close to the required annual mileage of new protected bus lanes in the Streets Master Plan and has actively worked against projects close to the finish line.
The frontrunner correctly noted in the clip that making buses faster "isn't complicated, it doesn't cost much, you don't need Albany. All the tools are in the power of City Hall."
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