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3 days ago

Mayor Mamdani's Daylighting Budget Covers Tiny Fraction of the City - Streetsblog New York City

Mayor Mamdani's proposed funding for hardened daylighting covers only 500 locations annually, representing 0.16 percent of eligible intersections despite pedestrian safety risks.
NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
1 week ago

Monday's Headlines: Daylighting Dead-End Edition - Streetsblog New York City

Mayor Mamdani abandoned his campaign promise to implement universal daylighting citywide, instead supporting DOT's position that parked cars are preferable to daylighting without street furniture hardening.
New York City
fromStreetsblog
2 weeks ago

Mamdani 'Fully Confident' in DOT Commissioner Despite Daylighting U-Turn - Streetsblog New York City

Mayor Mamdani expressed confidence in DOT Commissioner Flynn despite Flynn opposing the mayor's campaign pledge to ban parking at intersections through universal daylighting.
fromStreetsblog
2 weeks ago

Mamdani's DOT Endorses Adams's 'Unacceptable' Opposition To Universal Daylighting, Stunning Abreu - Streetsblog New York City

The previous administration suggested unhardened daylighting is more dangerous than no daylighting at all? Is that correct? DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn, a Mamdani appointee, said it was. So is that your position? Yes, Flynn answered, but soft. So for the record, the administration believes that unhardened daylighting is more dangerous than no daylighting at all. I think there's a lot of skepticism in this room about that.
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