The city would accelerate street safety projects by “at least 33 percent” if voters pass a ballot proposal in November pushed by Mayor Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency, which officials shared exclusively with Streetsblog.
Mamdani’s commission to review the City Charter plans to put questions to voters this November that, if passed, would consolidate outside review and allow the Department of Transportation to immediately launch street redesigns, such as bicycle and bus lanes, without having to wait on other agencies to weigh in and risk litigation.
The revision would mark a generational shift in the city’s efforts to combat the ongoing crisis of more than 200 traffic deaths and tens of thousands of injuries every year, according to advocates. It’s part of a package of ballot initiatives that the commission, called COGE, will advance…