Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Enforcement

Opinion: The Driver Who Killed My Husband is Going on Trial; I Don’t Expect Much

By Christopher Brimer | Feb 20, 2023 | No Comments

I would like to say that I’m looking forward to justice being served, but I already know that’s impossible. The laws governing the deaths of people killed by car and truck drivers don’t seem very fair to me.

The plate clearly ends in 0, but this driver got a ticket because a driver covered the 8 on his plate so that it looked like a 0.

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Human Cost of ‘Criminal Mischief’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 17, 2023 | No Comments

Don't tell these people that plate defacing is a victimless crime.

Council Member Alexa Aviles, with Rep. Dan Goldman behind her, demanding the city crack down on last-mile trucking facilities during a rally outside City Hall back in February. Aviles says the city must also redesign its truck routes. Photo: New York City Council

Pols and Advocates Demand City Crack Down on Last-Mile Facilities

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 16, 2023 | No Comments

Pols and advocates seeking to rein in the “last-mile” distribution facilities that are proliferating in low-income communities of color demanded — again — on Thursday that the city crack down on the gas-guzzling trucks ruining their neighborhoods.

From the Assignment Desk: Open Plans Helps Get You Ready for Tuesday’s Council ‘Vision Zero’ Hearing

By Streetsblog | Feb 13, 2023 | No Comments

Tuesday's first Council hearing on Vision Zero under a new mayor may show the direction into which the Council wants to head. As such, we're previewing the hearing by allowing our colleagues at Open Plans to offer the group's ask.

Rep. Dan Goldman gets into his chauffeur-driven Caddy. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Monday’s Headlines: Another Entitled Reckless Jerk Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Feb 13, 2023 | No Comments

Since April 13, 2019, Rep. Dan Goldman has racked up 18 speeding tickets and one red-light ticket on his 2019 Lincoln Navigator Reserve and a 2014 Range Rover. Plus other news.

Data: Unreadable Plates Soared Last Year, Foiling Speed and Red-Light Cameras

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 13, 2023 | No Comments

The problem of cars evading speed, red-light and bus-lane cameras with defaced or covered plates has gotten markedly worse — with more than 7 percent of plates that triggered automated enforcement cameras last summer proving to be unreadable.

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