"As law enforcement looks into the possible bribery and corruption that's stonewalling the street safety project on McGuinness Boulevard, it is time for the Council's oversight authority to be called upon to investigate every paused street safety project," Furnas wrote to the only Adams who matters right now ( read it here). "New York City's elected leaders must affirm that bribery has no place in our City's safety decisions. ... We can't let all of this progress go to waste just because the current administration hasn't finished the job."
"Since 2022, City Hall has intervened in multiple street-redesign projects, including safety improvements on Ashland Place, Bedford Avenue, McGuinness Boulevard, and Third Avenue in Brooklyn," Furnas continued, extensively citing Streetsblog's seminal coverage. "Busways on Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Fordham Road and Tremont Avenue in the Bronx have also been put on hold without clear justification. These political blockages have already cost New Yorkers far too much and it's time to respond."
A movement seeks to have Speaker Adrienne Adams's City Council finish street safety and transit projects stalled under Mayor Adams. Ben Furnas of Transportation Alternatives sent a letter demanding an investigation into all paused street safety projects after the indictment of Ingrid Lewis-Martin on bribery charges tied to the watering down of the McGuinness Boulevard safety redesign. Since 2022, City Hall reportedly intervened in safety projects on Ashland Place, Bedford Avenue, McGuinness Boulevard, and Third Avenue, and put busways on Fifth Avenue, Fordham Road, and Tremont Avenue on hold. Stalled projects could have prevented over 150 traffic injuries and benefited nearly a quarter-million bus riders.
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