Subject: October 2010 Community Update
From: "Assemblyman Jonathan Bing" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 12:14:44 -0400 (EDT)

In this Issue:
• Select Bus Service Begins on October 10 Along M15 Route
• Senior Health Fair on October 13
• Update on Installation of Pedestrian
Signals Along Park Avenue
• Bing Addresses Conference on Elected
Officials and Technology
• Mammogram Van to Visit Stanley Isaacs Center
on October 25
• Tomorrow is Deadline to Register to Vote in General
Election

Select Bus Service Begins on October 10 Along M15 Route
On
October 10, Select Bus Service (SBS) will come to the East Side, operating
along the M15 route on First and Second Avenue.  The new bus service aims
to increase the speed and efficiency of bus transportation on the East
Side.  A similar pilot program implemented in the Bronx resulted in
decreases in travel time of up to 24%.

Select Bus Service will replace
the Limited M15, while local M15 service will remain unchanged.  The new
system will increase travel speed and lessen wait times by utilizing
several measures, including dedicated bus lanes and off-board fare
collection.  After purchasing a ticket from a free-standing machine at the
SBS stops with a MetroCard, riders will receive a receipt which allows
them to board the bus through any of the three doors.  Currently, New York
City buses spend 20 percent of their time idling while passengers board
and disembark.  These improvements will reduce this idling time
significantly.  In 2011-12, additional features such as traffic signal
priority and sidewalk enhancements are scheduled to be added to the
system.  

Assemblymember Bing authored legislation, adopted in this
year's State budget, which will allow for the use of cameras to aid in bus
lane enforcement.  By keeping bus lanes clear of unauthorized vehicles,
these cameras will reduce travel time and allow the new system to operate
more efficiently.  If you have questions about Select Bus Service, please
contact Assemblymember Bing's office at (212) 605-0937, or visit the
Select Bus Service website at www.nyc.gov/brt.

Senior Health Fair on
October 13
On Wednesday, October 13, Assemblymember Bing will host his
eighth annual Senior Health Fair in the Community Room of Knickerbocker
Plaza, located at 1751 Second Avenue, between 91st and 92nd Streets.  The
Health Fair will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with over 20 organizations
scheduled to participate, including Beth Israel, Lenox Hill, and New
York-Presbyterian Hospitals; the Hospital for Special Surgery; Comptroller
Tom DiNapoli's Office; E-Care Diary; the Yorkville Public Library;
Visions; and the New York Foundation for Senior Citizens.  The Health Fair
features free health care services, such as blood pressure screening and
glaucoma testing.  Refreshments will be provided by TD Bank.

Free flu
shots will be available for seniors through the Visiting Nurse Service of
New York between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  If you are interested in receiving a
flu shot, you must call (212) 605-0937 in advance of the fair to make an
appointment.

Update on Installation of Pedestrian Signals along Park
Avenue
The New York City Department of Transportation and the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority have begun the installation of new
pedestrian traffic signals and ramps along Park Avenue between 46th and
56th Streets.  The project will include traffic light upgrades, structural
improvements, and new sidewalk areas at several corners along the
corridor.  The project is scheduled to be completed by September 2011.
These improvements will increase safety for pedestrians while also
creating clearer traffic signals for vehicles traveling along Park Avenue.
The lack of existing pedestrian signals is due to the infrastructure of
Park Avenue, including an underground deck over tracks which carry trains
in and out of Grand Central Terminal.  In 2007, this stretch of Park
Avenue was cited by Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan as an
area with a high incidence of vehicle accidents involving pedestrians.
The installation of pedestrian signals is intended to address this high
accident rate.

Bing Addresses Conference on Elected Officials and
Technology
On October 2, Assemblymember Bing was invited to speak at the
2010 "Democracy 2.0: Connecting with the 21st Century American" Leadership
Summit, hosted by the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) in
Boston.  The SLLF is a nonpartisan organization committed to providing
specialized education and enrichment programs for high-level leaders of
State Legislatures.  Assemblymember Bing and South Carolina Representative
Nathan Ballentine were the speakers on a panel entitled "Legislators Doing
it Right" with regard to their use of technology to connect with
constituents and to advance their political activities.

Mammogram Van
to Visit Stanley Isaacs Center on October 25
On October 25,
Assemblymember Bing will sponsor the American-Italian Cancer Foundation's
Mobile Mammography Van's visit to the Stanley Isaacs Center at 415 East
93rd Street.  Women over the age of forty who have not had a mammogram in
the past year are eligible to sign up for the free procedure.  To do so,
you must make an appointment in advance with the American-Italian Cancer
Foundation by calling 1-800-453-8370, extension 1.  This is the eighth
consecutive year that Assemblymember Bing has brought the Mammogram Van to
his District.

Tomorrow is Deadline to Register to Vote in General
Election
The deadline to register to vote in the November 2 general
election is Friday, October 8.  Registration can be completed by visiting
one of two Board of Elections Offices in Manhattan, or by mailing a
completed voter registration form to the Board of Elections.  In-person
registration can be completed either at 200 Varick Street, on the 10th
Floor, or at 32 Broadway, on the 7th Floor. 

In order to register
through the mail, completed registration forms must be postmarked by
Friday, October 8.  Forms are available for download via the Board of
Elections Website at http://www.elections.state.ny.us/Voting.html.  If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact Assemblymember Bing's
District Office at (212) 605-0937.   

Assemblyman Jonathan Bing
360
East 57th Street, Mezzanine
New York, NY 10022
(212) 605-0937
(212)
605-9948 (fax)
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