Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

MTA: We’re Not Counting on Albany to Help Pay for Capital Program

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2014 | 9 Comments

The City Council transportation committee today passed bills to lower the city’s speed limit and give hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers a transit-related tax benefit. But most of this afternoon’s hearing was dedicated to the next MTA capital plan. Here are the highlights. In a joint vote, the committee unanimously approved a bill to […]

City Council Creates Fines for Hit-and-Run Drivers, Calls on Albany to Act

By Stephen Miller | Sep 23, 2014 | 1 Comment

Minutes ago, the City Council unanimously passed a bill that would levy civil penalties against hit-and-run drivers. Fines start at $500, increasing to $2,000 for drivers who leave injured victims and $10,000 for drivers who cause serious injury or death. The bill now goes to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is expected to sign it. […]

With Albany AWOL, Council Bill Proposes Fines Against Hit-and-Run Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Sep 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

With perpetrators having little to fear from police and prosecutors, a new City Council bill aims to deter drivers from fleeing crash scenes by attaching civil penalties to hit-and-run. Proposed by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez, Intro 371 would levy fines of $250 to $5,000 against drivers who leave the scene […]

De Blasio and DOT Ring In the New School Year With More Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2014 | 19 Comments

Mayor de Blasio and Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg today officially announced the expansion of the city’s speed camera program, which will eventually bring automated enforcement to 140 school zones across the boroughs. Today’s event also underscored the fact that streets around schools won’t be as safe as they could be, thanks to restrictions imposed by […]

20 Speed Cams Issued Almost as Many Tickets in June as NYPD Has All Year

By Brad Aaron | Jul 16, 2014 | 8 Comments

Traffic enforcement cameras are far outpacing NYPD in ticketing drivers who speed, run red lights, and encroach on bus lanes — pointing to the need for more automated enforcement to make streets safer. A report from the city’s Independent Budget Office finds that FY 14 revenue from camera-generated tickets in those three categories was $41 million, […]

Two Men Can Stop Cuomo From Building a Highway With Clean Water Funds

By Stephen Miller | Jul 11, 2014 | 3 Comments

Two men — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senator John DeFrancisco — stand between Governor Andrew Cuomo and his plan to use the state’s clean water fund to finance construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The $511 million low-interest loan for the Tappan Zee (stated goal: “keep tolls on the new bridge as low as possible”) uses […]

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