Since his election in 2001, Council Member John C. Liu has focused on empowering taxpayers, reforming our government institutions, and holding public officials accountable. The results have been dramatic. With your help, our schools are beginning to thrive again, our neighborhoods are safer, our seniors receive vital services, and New Yorkers enjoy enhanced quality of life.

At City Hall, Council Member Liu has sponsored laws to protect our children from lead paint, provide a living wage for working families, penalize predatory lenders, reform our waste management system and encourage recycling, increas affordable housing, and increase the safety of our streets and sidewalks. A complete list of bills can be obtained from the City Council website.

As Chairman of the Council's Committee on Transportation, Councilman Liu has convened public hearings to improve sidewalk safety, to make public transportation more accessible to areas outside of Manhattan and to people with disabilities, and to rebuild and expand the city's transit infrastructure in thewake of September 11th.

Under his leadership, the Committee has conducted critical investigations into the financial transparency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as well as the operation of subway and bus service, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and the regulation of the taxicab industry. In the months ahead, Transportation Chairman Liu will conduct hearings in neighborhoods throughout the city and invite residents to provide testimony on critical transportation issues.

Along with Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilman Liu is currently working with constituents to fight for a City Budget that prioritizes our public schools, libraries, senior centers, and other vital public programs and services.