Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

Speed Limit Bills Shift to 25 MPH, Allow DOT to Designate 20 MPH Streets

By Stephen Miller | May 14, 2014 | 73 Comments

With Mayor de Blasio, the City Council, and families of traffic violence victims lining up behind lowering the city’s default speed limit from 30 to 25 mph, Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell and State Senator Martin Malave Dilan said this afternoon that they are amending their speed limit bills. Instead of establishing a 20 mph default […]

20 MPH Bills Gain Support in Albany, But Will Need Help From Key Senators

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2014 | 51 Comments

State bills to set the default speed limit in NYC at 20 miles per hour picked up several cosponsors Tuesday, including a Senate Republican, but key Senate leaders have not signed on. As of this morning, bills from Assembly Member Dan O’Donnell and State Senator Martin Malave Dilan have at least 20 and 11 cosponsors, respectively. […]

Families for Safe Streets to Albany: Lower NYC’s Speed Limit to 20 MPH Now

By Brad Aaron | May 6, 2014 | 22 Comments

New Yorkers who have lost loved ones to traffic violence are in Albany today to demand that lawmakers pass legislation to lower NYC’s default speed limit to 20 miles per hour. About 150 residents, led by members of Families for Safe Streets, gathered for a press conference outside the capitol this morning amid a day […]

NYC Set to Get Safer Streets After Senate Passes Speed Cam Bill, 49-11

By Stephen Miller | Apr 30, 2014 | 4 Comments

Two days after the Assembly passed legislation to expand the number of speed cameras in New York City from 20 to 140, the Senate followed suit this afternoon in a 49-11 vote. Since Governor Cuomo has signaled support for the bill, it is almost certainly bound to become law. The main question is whether a […]

Looks Like Marty Golden Is Holding Up Speed Cameras, Again

By Brad Aaron | Apr 30, 2014 | 24 Comments

Dana Rubinstein at Capital New York reports that State Senator Marty Golden has again emerged as an obstacle to NYC speed cameras. On Monday the Assembly passed a bill that would allow the city to deploy 120 additional cameras, bringing the total to 140. We reported yesterday that the allocation of speed camera revenue was a […]

Safety of NYC Streets Again Depends on State Senator Marty Golden

By Brad Aaron | Apr 29, 2014 | 10 Comments

The Assembly yesterday passed legislation that would expand NYC’s speed camera program by 120 cameras, bringing the total to 140. The bill, which also allows speed cameras in Nassau and Suffolk counties, was referred to the Senate rules committee this morning, bypassing the transportation committee. Rules is the last stop before a bill moves to the floor […]

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