Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

Members of Families for Safe Streets in Albany last month with speed camera bill sponsors Deborah Glick and Jose Peralta and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. Photo: David Meyer

Assembly Passes Speed Cam Legislation — Now Up to State Senate to Protect New Yorkers From Deadly Speeding

By Brad Aaron | Jun 21, 2017 | 1 Comment

The Assembly has passed legislation to expand New York City’s speed camera program. Now the State Senate can make streets safer around more city schools.

Eight-five percent of crashes resulting in injuries or deaths occurred in areas where speed cameras are not permitted. Image: DOT

Data Show NYC Speed Cameras Deter Speeding and Reduce Injuries

By David Meyer | Jun 12, 2017 | 5 Comments

Speeding drops dramatically when cameras are activated, a DOT report says, and drivers who get a camera ticket don't usually get a second one.

Mayor de Blasio rallying with safe streets advocates today at City Hall. Photo: David Meyer

De Blasio Joins Traffic Violence Victims to Call on Albany to Allow More NYC Speed Cameras

By David Meyer | Jun 9, 2017 | 1 Comment

Eighty-five percent of crashes resulting in injuries or deaths in NYC occurred in areas where speed cameras are not permitted, according to a DOT report released today.

Groups like TransAlt and (pictured here) Families for Safe Streets go to Albany to lobby electeds. Photo: David Meyer

It’s Time for the State Senate to Step Up and Protect New Yorkers From Speeding Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Jun 8, 2017 | 6 Comments

With this year's legislative session drawing to a close, Families for Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives will hold a rally on Friday calling on Albany to allow NYC to place more speed enforcement cameras around schools.

Carl Heastie can help prevent crashes like the one that killed 8-year-old Noshat Nahian. Will he do it? Image: WNBC via Daily News

Tougher Penalties for Unlicensed Drivers Who Hurt and Kill People Now in Carl Heastie’s Hands

By Brad Aaron | Jun 6, 2017 | 6 Comments

A bill to make it a felony to cause injury or death while driving without a valid license has passed the State Senate. Assembly Speaker Heastie can get it to Governor Cuomo's desk.

A city-enacted version of the Move NY toll reform plan would cut traffic and improve bus service, but Mayor de Blasio, shown here talking up his ferry system, has expressed no interest in it. Photo: Michael Appleton/NYC Mayor’s Office

Move NY Campaign Says Toll Reform Can Bypass Albany — Is City Hall Listening?

By Charles Komanoff | Jun 5, 2017 | 8 Comments

A legal scholar says NYC has the authority to toll its own roads and bridges, which could raise revenue for transit.

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