Julianne Cuba
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Albany Deal Extends Speed Cameras, But Sacrifices the Bill’s Boldest Provisions
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Albany lawmakers on Thursday afternoon reached a deal to renew and expand the city’s speed camera program, keeping them on 24/7 — but the deal was reached only after key provisions of the bill that would help keep reckless drivers off the road were gutted by state lawmakers.
ALBANY NOTEBOOK: Mayor Treks Upstate, But Speed Cameras are Still at Risk of Expiring
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Mayor Adams made another trip up to Albany on Tuesday, but barely, if at all, pushed legislators to support a bill that would renew and expand speed cameras — a self-proclaimed priority of his own administration.
Long-Awaited Upgrades Finally Coming to Schermerhorn Street, DOT Says
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The plan apparently includes Schermerhorn Street becoming one way between Smith Street and Third Avenue.
Not Just Albany: Council Members Also Wary on Speed Cameras … Unless Mayor Allocates Money to their Districts
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Mayor Adams is facing a mini revolt in the East Wing of City Hall, where some Council members want speed camera money spent in their districts.
Let’s Face It, ‘Home Rule’ on Speed Cameras is Dead — Blame Focuses on City Hall
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Mayor Adams will not get what he claims he wants from the state legislature this year — city control of the speed- and red-light camera programs — a devastating blow to advocates' dream of no longer having to beg Albany to reauthorize the life-saving system every few years.
CARNAGE: Garbage Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Borough Park, After Pedestrian is Killed by Drunk Driver in Manhattan
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Two promising lives cut down early.
City Launches a New Vision Zero Billboard Campaign — With Little Proof that Such Things Work
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The mayor decides to spend $4 million on public education — money that one activist called "a waste" and whose utility the Department of Transportation could not provide.
Pols Want Every Kid in NYC to Learn How to Ride a Bike
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Learning to ride a bike in New York should be like riding a bike!
![Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers has racked up a lot of speeding tickets on her gray Nissan. [Editor's note: We have diffused the Council member's plate because her office said that showing the plate "puts her and her family at risk."] Photos: Julianne Cuba (main); Gersh Kuntzman (inset)](https://old.nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/selvena-brooks-powers-car-with-SBP-diffused-plate2.jpg?w=312)
EXCLU: Council Transportation Chair’s Car Sped Through School Zones 17 Times in a Year
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Do as I say, not as I do.
Support For Camera Enforcement Increases When Put in Racial Justice Context, Study Finds
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Researchers hope the results can increase support nationwide for swapping out cops for cameras, effective tools at keeping reckless drivers off the road and reducing fatal and injury-causing crashes.
Mayor Adams Puts Nearly $1 Billion Into Street Safety
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The Street Master Plan gets a much-needed boost.
WAIT FOR IT: City To Move Buses To Dedicated Lane on Queens Boulevard — Eventually
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Another big change is coming to Queens Boulevard — but like other long-awaited redesigns of monstrous roads, residents will have to wait years for it.