Comments on: John Liu: Halting Bike Access Bill Not a Political Move http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/08/john-liu-halting-bike-access-bill-not-a-political-move/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Wang http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/08/john-liu-halting-bike-access-bill-not-a-political-move/comment-page-1/#comment-106031 Jonathan Wang Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:28:40 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=8081#comment-106031 Though Liu is the first Chinese councilman who has chaired the Transportation Committee, Chinatown residents have suffered horrible traffic in the last seven years. Traffic accidents happened everyday in Chinatown. In the middle of 2008, the death caused by traffic accident was almost once a month. Just in 2009, from January to May, there were already three deaths and more than twenty badly injured by traffic accidents in that area. We didn’t see him doing anything practical to improve the situation. As a Chair of the Transportation Committee, does he fulfill his duty? As a councilman from Chinese background, he even doesn’t care about Chinese Americans. How could we believe he claimed that he would “fight for a better tomorrow for middle-class families throughout New York City.” Though Liu is the first Chinese councilman who has chaired the Transportation Committee, Chinatown residents have suffered horrible traffic in the last seven years. Traffic accidents happened everyday in Chinatown. In the middle of 2008, the death caused by traffic accident was almost once a month. Just in 2009, from January to May, there were already three deaths and more than twenty badly injured by traffic accidents in that area. We didn’t see him doing anything practical to improve the situation.

As a Chair of the Transportation Committee, does he fulfill his duty? As a
councilman from Chinese background, he even doesn’t care about Chinese Americans. How could we believe he claimed that he would “fight for a better tomorrow for middle-class families throughout New York City.”

]]> By: Geck http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/08/john-liu-halting-bike-access-bill-not-a-political-move/comment-page-1/#comment-79731 Geck Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:43:39 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=8081#comment-79731 I read somewhere he objects to DOT rather than Dept of Builds enforcing bike access to buildings. I read somewhere he objects to DOT rather than Dept of Builds enforcing bike access to buildings.

]]> By: Clarence Eckerson Jr. http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/08/john-liu-halting-bike-access-bill-not-a-political-move/comment-page-1/#comment-79681 Clarence Eckerson Jr. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:52:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=8081#comment-79681 With the Tour de Queens ironically coming up Sunday, take a gander at John Liu on camera at that event last year: http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/tour-de-queens-2008/ At the 24 second mark listen to John Liu talk so eloquently about "we're going to make the city a better a far more bike-friendly place." Huh? With the Tour de Queens ironically coming up Sunday, take a gander at John Liu on camera at that event last year:

http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/tour-de-queens-2008/

At the 24 second mark listen to John Liu talk so eloquently about “we’re going to make the city a better a far more bike-friendly place.”

Huh?

]]> By: Carm http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/08/john-liu-halting-bike-access-bill-not-a-political-move/comment-page-1/#comment-79671 Carm Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:44:10 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=8081#comment-79671 Can someone explain why Council Speaker Christine Quinn can't move this bill with the support of 32 out of 51 council members? Is it plausible that John Liu by himself could defy the speaker and more than half of his colleagues? Is it possible the ever ambitious Quinn doesn't want to piss off the real estate industry and Liu is doing her a favor by keeping this stuck in committee? Can someone explain why Council Speaker Christine Quinn can’t move this bill with the support of 32 out of 51 council members? Is it plausible that John Liu by himself could defy the speaker and more than half of his colleagues? Is it possible the ever ambitious Quinn doesn’t want to piss off the real estate industry and Liu is doing her a favor by keeping this stuck in committee?

]]> By: Peter G http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/08/john-liu-halting-bike-access-bill-not-a-political-move/comment-page-1/#comment-79561 Peter G Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:42:37 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=8081#comment-79561 Make that 32 Council Members now. Make that 32 Council Members now.

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