John Liu Backpedals On Bikes In Buildings Bill

John Liu at a Bikes in Buildings rally, via TA.

On July 1st, the New York City Council was expected to pass the Bicycle Access to Buildings bill, which would require commercial landlords to allow tenants to bring bikes inside office buildings with freight elevators. Many building managers refuse to let workers bring their bicycles inside, even if their employer lets them keep their bikes at their desks, and the new bill, Intro. 871, would allow landlords the flexibility to develop individual access plans that suit their buildings and their tenants. (Department of City Planning says the biggest barrier cited by potential bicycle commuters is the lack of safe places to store their bikes.) But Councilman John Liu, who chairs the Transportation Committee, refused to bring it up for a vote. After working on the bill for eight months with the DOT, DOB, Mayor's Office, landlords, and community advocates, Liu abruptly decided that transportation agency can't handle more responsibility. Cycling advocates are pissed, and Councilman David Yassky, who authored the legislation, says Liu pulled the plug so Yassky can't claim credit during the election. Yassky tells the Post, "All I know is the bill was slated to pass the council on Tuesday and it was derailed at the last minute. I sense politics is at work."

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By John Del Signore in News on July 6, 2009 10:03 AM

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freckle

Bother him about it:

District Office

Phone: 718-888-8747

Address: 135-27 38th Ave, #388 Flushing, NY 11354

Fax: 718-888-0331

Legislative Office

Address: 250 Broadway, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10007

Phone: 212-788-7022

Fax: 212-788-8964

E-mail Address: liu@council.nyc.gov

camera_club

dick

Sketto

Fucking asshole. Is there any clearer signal that the guy is a politician first and gives not a care about what actually gets done. Just as long as he's in charge and getting credit.

Fucking asshole. I hope he gets a disease.

Spirit of 76

With all due respect to Peter King, would you let your child or grandchild be in the same room with John Liu?

Brooklynbobby

I hope he runs into trouble parking his rickshaw.

JanetG

At a street fair I went out of my way (i.e., asked the people staffing a table if they had any) to sign his petitions. I wish I could take my signature back.

felixthecat2

JanetG, you can sign Yassky's or the other comptroller's petition and it will invalidate the one on Liu's petition.

felixthecat2

LIU spoke at a press conference supporting the bicycle access to building bill before he started running against Yassky. He first runs for public advocate and then switches his run for comptroller. Liu is the worst kind of politician, one who would kill a bill he supported because his opponent Yassky might benefit from its passage.

http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2007/01/in-liu-of-doing-something.htm