Last week, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign joined Councilman David Yassky, Brooklyn Community Board 2 and the Boerum Hill Association to publicly pressure the city to make truck route enforcement a priority. The Campaign is working throughout NYC to raise awareness about stark truck traffic growth projections – a whopping 83% from year 1998 levels to year 2020, according to the Federal Highway Administration.

Since neighborhood streets are the first to feel the impact of traffic growth, the Campaign has been calling for NYC DOT to be more proactive in its truck management policy. Councilman Yassky noted that the City Council is holding a March 1^st public hearing on truck-related bills, including Intro 366, which would dedicate a larger percentage of NYPD traffic agents to truck law enforcement.

Future truck-traffic awareness and enforcement events are being scheduled with other City Council members and civic groups.

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