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DOT Bike Chief Quits in Disgust

Posted by Glenn on July 11, 2006 - 7:43am in The Oil Drum: Local
Topic: Environment/Sustainability
Tags: bike lanes, dot, iris weinshall, new york city, williamsburg bridge [list all tags]

As first reported over at Streetsblog and followed up by the NY Daily News the NYC Department of Transportation's Bike Chief, Andrew Vesselinovitch, quit his job after 5 years of frustration in trying to improve bike safety in NYC.

It shows an inside look into the negative atmosphere at the city DOT toward cycling in the city. It appears that despite strong protestations to the dangerous bumps on the Williamsburg Bridge, Vesselinovitch was basically told to shut up by DOT deputy commissioner Primeggia.

See Vesselinovitch's departing shot at the DOT as he left work last Friday as originally posted at Streetsblog.

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