Comments on: The Comptroller Race: Who Will Stand Up for Transit? http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/14/the-comptroller-race-who-will-stand-up-for-transit/ 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: Cap'n Transit http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/14/the-comptroller-race-who-will-stand-up-for-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-121471 Cap'n Transit Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:34:25 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=46231#comment-121471 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/poll-finds-asians-overwhelmingly-backed-liu/ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/poll-finds-asians-overwhelmingly-backed-liu/

]]> By: Cap'n Transit http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/14/the-comptroller-race-who-will-stand-up-for-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-121461 Cap'n Transit Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:34:05 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=46231#comment-121461 Looks like there aren't any run-offs for Council, James, because the <i>Times</i> declared Yen Chou the winner of the Democratic nomination in District 20 with only 25% of the vote. Looks like there aren’t any run-offs for Council, James, because the Times declared Yen Chou the winner of the Democratic nomination in District 20 with only 25% of the vote.

]]> By: James Thompson http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/14/the-comptroller-race-who-will-stand-up-for-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-121441 James Thompson Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:04:01 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=46231#comment-121441 Can someone tell me if there is a run off for City Council? Thanks! Can someone tell me if there is a run off for City Council? Thanks!

]]> By: Loco Motive http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/14/the-comptroller-race-who-will-stand-up-for-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-118711 Loco Motive Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:09:40 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=46231#comment-118711 John Liu is a typical, populist blowhard politician. John Liu is a typical, populist blowhard politician.

]]> By: Native NYer http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/14/the-comptroller-race-who-will-stand-up-for-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-118211 Native NYer Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:37:07 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=46231#comment-118211 Let's be fair. It is easier for Yassky, who reps transit rich northern Brooklyn to come out for congestion pricing than Liu, who reps a more car dependent eastern Queens. It was also Liu who held hearings on the car free parks bill, which I understand hasn't moved forward because of some opposition from community boards in northern Manhattan, and it was Liu who agreed to hold hearings on the bikes in buildings bill, which never would have gotten a hearing in the buildings committee and would never have been enacted. Yassky also was the main proponent of a bill making the city's stipulated fines program, which encourages illegal commercial parking, permanent until TA raised opposition to it. Also, though not transit-related, I will never vote for Yassky because of the convoluted logic he used to justify overturning term limits, which were approved by voters. Let’s be fair. It is easier for Yassky, who reps transit rich northern Brooklyn to come out for congestion pricing than Liu, who reps a more car dependent eastern Queens. It was also Liu who held hearings on the car free parks bill, which I understand hasn’t moved forward because of some opposition from community boards in northern Manhattan, and it was Liu who agreed to hold hearings on the bikes in buildings bill, which never would have gotten a hearing in the buildings committee and would never have been enacted. Yassky also was the main proponent of a bill making the city’s stipulated fines program, which encourages illegal commercial parking, permanent until TA raised opposition to it. Also, though not transit-related, I will never vote for Yassky because of the convoluted logic he used to justify overturning term limits, which were approved by voters.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/14/the-comptroller-race-who-will-stand-up-for-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-118071 Glenn Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:31:51 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=46231#comment-118071 Y4C - that makes absolutely no sense. Y4C – that makes absolutely no sense.

]]> By: YasskyforComptroller http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/14/the-comptroller-race-who-will-stand-up-for-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-118001 YasskyforComptroller Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:16:14 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=46231#comment-118001 It's quite a stretch to say that NYC Comptroller's office has any significance to Transit/livable streets issues. The public advocate (a position with no actual responsibilities) is even less significant. To the extent that people think Yassky has been bad and Liu has been good for these issues, the best bet would be to vote for Yassky and get him out of the way. It’s quite a stretch to say that NYC Comptroller’s office has any significance to Transit/livable streets issues. The public advocate (a position with no actual responsibilities) is even less significant. To the extent that people think Yassky has been bad and Liu has been good for these issues, the best bet would be to vote for Yassky and get him out of the way.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/14/the-comptroller-race-who-will-stand-up-for-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-117971 Glenn Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:41:14 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=46231#comment-117971 Thanks for putting all these facts together in one place. And I'll say it since S-blog and TA can't: VOTE FOR YASSKY if you care about mass transit and livable street issues. The comptoller could do a lot to advance the livable streets issues and specifically project revenue numbers from real interventions like market rate parking, red light cameras, bridge tolls/congestion pricing, etc. Thanks for putting all these facts together in one place. And I’ll say it since S-blog and TA can’t: VOTE FOR YASSKY if you care about mass transit and livable street issues.

The comptoller could do a lot to advance the livable streets issues and specifically project revenue numbers from real interventions like market rate parking, red light cameras, bridge tolls/congestion pricing, etc.

]]>