Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about David Gantt

Double-Take Time: Bus Cam Bill Clears Assembly Transpo Committee

By Ben Fried | Jun 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

You read that right. Don’t celebrate just yet, but legislation authorizing the use of camera enforcement to keep New York City bus lanes clear of traffic — a.k.a. the bus cam bill — just cleared the Assembly Transportation Committee. Sheldon Silver and David Gantt. While it might seem sort of pathetic to tout a committee […]

Albany Running Out of Time to Give NYC Bus Riders Faster Service

By Ben Fried | May 26, 2010 | 2 Comments

Urgency is mounting in Albany to pass a bus lane enforcement bill, as the end of the legislative session draws near and the launch date of rapid bus service on the East Side of Manhattan approaches. Camera enforcement will help bus lanes work as advertised for hundreds of thousands of riders. Image: NYCDOT To give […]

Complete Streets Bill Clears Senate Committee; Attention Turns to Gantt

By Brad Aaron | Apr 29, 2010 | 1 Comment

Legislation to require transportation projects in New York state to include pedestrian and bicycle access was reported out of the Senate transportation committee Tuesday. S5711, a.k.a. the Complete Streets Bill, would mandate that new and reconstructed public roads "accommodate all users," specifically pedestrians, cyclists and "individuals of all ages and mobility capabilities." Sponsored by Brooklyn […]

Better Bus Service in Jeopardy Thanks to Shelly Silver and Assembly Dems

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Mar 25, 2010 | 12 Comments

Chances to improve service on New York City’s dedicated bus lanes appeared to narrow yesterday, when Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and his Democratic conference rejected bus lane enforcement cameras in the chamber’s draft budget. Camera enforcement is one of the linchpins in the city’s strategy to put the "rapid" in Bus Rapid Transit. Without it, […]

Bus Cams on the Table in Gov’s Budget

By Noah Kazis | Mar 8, 2010 | 7 Comments

If New York were allowed to install bus lane enforcement cams, bus riders wouldn’t be slowed so much by illegally parked delivery trucks. Tucked into an otherwise bleak state budget, there’s one piece of good news for transit riders. One of Governor Paterson’s amendments to the state budget would authorize New York City to keep […]

Assembly Passes One-House Safe Driving Bill

By Ben Fried | Jun 25, 2009 | 4 Comments

While the New York State Senate scrambles to salvage some dignity from the current legislative session, the Assembly has busied itself with a flurry of one-house lawmaking. Last week, for instance, the chamber passed a safe driving bill aimed primarily at teen drivers, sponsored by transportation committee chair David Gantt. It includes some good stuff, […]

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