City Council members float bill to pilot ‘low-traffic’ neighborhoods in some parts of NYC for more street safety measures
New York City Council members introduced legislation to pilot 'low-traffic neighborhoods' to improve street safety following a recent increase in fatal traffic accidents.
The City Council is looking to experiment with so-called “low traffic neighborhoods” (LTN) in some corners of the Big Apple amid a spate of deadly traffic crashes over the past several weeks. City Council Transportation Committee Chair Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan), along with Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Queens) and Shahana Hanif (D-Brooklyn), introduced on Thursday legislation...
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