The New York City Council met to discuss new approaches to traffic and transportation, including one proposal that would trade parking spots for better road safety.
On Monday, the council’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hosted a public hearing with city officials debating a bill that would remove parking spots near crosswalks as a way to improve pedestrian visibility.
Sponsored by Councilmember Julie Won, a Democrat representing parts of Queens, the legislation would ban vehicles from parking within 20 feet of any intersection with a crosswalk…