High
Number of Traffic Related Injuries and Deaths Prompt Need for Greater
Enforcement & Investigation into Traffic Incedents; Intro. 1055 Will
Share Data and Methodology
On Wednesday, January 29, 2014,
the NYC Council Committee on Transportation will hold its first hearing
of the new term with a planned vote to override former Mayor Michael
Bloomberg's veto of a bill requiring the NYPD to report on data of
traffic accidents that cause "Severe Injuries" or death. This bill,
vetoed at the end of 2013 after passing the City Council, will seek to
bring to light information regarding the methodology behind traffic
accident investigations in addition to the number of cases closed with
arrests vs. without arrests. As traffic related violence has already
caused the death of 17 New Yorkers in 2014, the Council and the
administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio have made pedestrian safety one
of the top priorities of the New Year.
This
hearing and vote will set the tone for the coming term as newly
appointed transportation chair, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez , has been adamant about the need to stem the tide
of traffic related accidents, the number one cause of injury-related
death for children under 14 in New York City. Council Member Rodriguez
is expected to discuss the Mayor's "Vision Zero" initiative and discuss
further ways the committee can assist in the goal of reducing traffic
deaths to zero in a decade's time.
The veto is expected to be overridden with wide support from the committee.
What: First Transportation Committee Hearing of New Term to Override Mayor Bloomberg Veto of Hit-and-Run Reporting Bill
Who: NYC Council Committee on Transportation
Where: Council Committee Chambers, City Hall
When: Wednesday, January 29th, 2014, 1:15pm
