StreetsPAC Endorses Lander #1 for Mayor
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Lander’s transportation plan “is by far, by far the most comprehensive blueprint [that] we've ever seen from a candidate for any office”
NEW YORK, NY — Today, StreetsPAC — the leading advocacy group dedicated to making New York City’s streets safe and livable — endorsed Brad Lander #1 for Mayor. StreetsPAC supports candidates for public office who’ll effectively advocate for and implement expanded bike and bus lanes and promote sustainable public transportation.
“When we endorsed Kathryn Garcia in 2021, we were deeply impressed by her preparation and her ability to speak knowledgably on a host of transportation-related issues. Mr. Lander has taken that to an entirely new level. His Greenlight for NYC transportation platform is by far, by far the most comprehensive blueprint [that] we've ever seen from a candidate for any office,” said Eric McClure, StreetsPAC Executive Director. “We couldn’t be more excited to rank him at the top of our ballot as mayor.”
“StreetsPAC has been at the forefront of the fight to improve New York City’s streets for more than a decade now, and I am proud to receive their #1 endorsement for Mayor,” said Brad Lander. “This endorsement, along with my history in building New York’s bike lanes and my work in the fight for congestion pricing to make our streets safer and more efficient, make it clear that I am the only candidate in the race who will be able to fix our public transportation system and make New York City’s streets safe, complete, and livable for every New Yorker.”
In April, Lander announced his Green Light for NYC transit plan, which maps out roads to:
1. Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Transit
6-Minute Subway Service: Brad will champion a six-minute service standard for subways across the city, even outside the 9 to 5 rush.
Massive Bus System Revamp: New citywide bus rapid transit (BRT) routes, center-running bus lanes, and revived car-free busways like Fordham Road.
Explore Unified Transit Management: Explore creating a Big Apple Transit (BAT) agency for streamlined subway, bus, and street management, modeled on Transport for London’s (TfL) governance structure.
Expand Fair Fares: Extend half-price transit to CUNY students and more low-income New Yorkers; propose a $2.90 in-city commuter rail fare with free transfers.
End Subway Homelessness: Implement housing-first strategies to end street and subway homelessness for people with serious mental illness.
2. Make Vision Zero a Reality
End Traffic Deaths: Relaunch Vision Zero with bold street redesigns, crash investigations moved from NYPD to DOT, and real-time crash data releases.
Stronger Enforcement: Reform NYPD traffic enforcement culture; crack down on reckless drivers, ghost plates, and illegal parking inside the NYPD and FDNY.
Expand Protected Bike Lanes and Greenways: Dramatic expansion of high-quality protected bike lanes and missing greenway links across the city.
Revive Abandoned Safety Projects: Restart stalled projects like the McGuinness Boulevard redesign and 3rd Ave Brooklyn bike lane, and open the Queensboro Bridge bike-pedestrian path.
3. Reclaim Streets for People
Expand Open Streets and Pedestrian Plazas: Set a goal to ensure every neighborhood has at least one Open Street, improve the City’s community engagement processes, and build permanent infrastructure (e.g., retractable bollards).
Transform Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn: Capitalize on congestion pricing to pedestrianize Fifth Avenue, the Financial District, and parts of downtown Brooklyn.
Expand Holiday Streets and Bring Summer Streets to All Boroughs and Multiple Weekends.
Permanent Outdoor Dining: Fix the city's Dining Out NYC program to be year-round and more accessible to small businesses.
4. Smart, Safe Deliveries
Crack Down on Illegal Mopeds and E-Bikes: Create a licensing program for delivery apps; enforce traffic rules consistently; eliminate unsafe vehicles; and build high-quality infrastructure including wider bike lanes and deliverista hubs.
Expand Battery Swap Programs and Safe Charging Infrastructure: Incentivize safer, legal micromobility use.
Regulate Last-Mile Warehouses: Introduce zoning and permitting rules to curb environmental and street impacts from last-mile fulfillment centers.
Safer Freight Solutions: Fix the BQE, transform the Cross Bronx Expressway, expand cargo bike deliveries and neighborhood loading zones, and invest in the “Blue Highways” barge freight and clean truck transition programs.
5. Better-Run Curbs
Smart Curbs Pilot Expansion: Use real-time sensors and AI for smarter curb management—parking, deliveries, EV charging, and trash containerization.
Pilot Residential Parking Permits: Prioritize residents, safer vehicles, and cleaner transportation while funding neighborhood street improvements.
Reform Alternate Side Parking: Launch the SweepNYC app to track street sweepers in real-time; introduce “courtesy towing” for scofflaws.
Expand Citizen Reporting: Allow New Yorkers to report illegal parking and placard abuse—and receive a cut of the fines.
Lander is the transportation candidate. As a City Council Member for 12 years, Brad supported and defended the Prospect Park West bike path, a critical bulwark in the citywide fight for safer streets, and he moved quickly and with determination to compel the redesign of Park Slope's 9th Street corridor after a deadly crash just steps from his office. He put his full support behind NYC DOT's plan for protected bike lanes on Brooklyn's 4th Avenue, and he authored the legislation that created the Reckless Driver Accountability Act to try to remove chronically dangerous drivers from city streets without needlessly putting them into the criminal justice system.
As Comptroller, Brad last year led the city's fight against Governor Hochul's congestion pricing "pause," assembling a legal team and filing a lawsuit. This year, he's defended the program against the Trump administration's threats to undo it. He's also produced several thoughtful transportation-related audits and reports, including assessments of how the City's bus service and bike share system can be improved, and a detailed plan for improving safety and accountability around the use of micromobility devices.
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