Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about David Paterson

On MTA Board, David Paterson Could Be a Force for Transit Funding

By Noah Kazis | Apr 23, 2012 | 1 Comment

As first reported by the Daily News this morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated former Governor David Paterson to serve as the newest member of the MTA board. Paterson is an unusually high-profile pick for the board — he will have nominated some of his fellow board members — and it’s not yet clear what […]

Cuomo Wants Budget Fix ASAP, So Another MTA Raid May Be Coming Soon

By Noah Kazis | Nov 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

If Andrew Cuomo has his way, the state legislature and Governor Paterson will close the state’s $315 million shortfall before he takes office. The push from the governor-elect means that in the next two months, New York state’s current leadership may again determine whether to close a budget gap by raiding MTA dedicated funds. Nearly […]

Paterson Signs Smart Growth Act; Now Comes the Hard Part

By Noah Kazis | Sep 2, 2010 | 1 Comment

Governor David Paterson announced Tuesday that he had signed Assembly Member Sam Hoyt’s Smart Growth Infrastructure Public Policy Act, making it the law of the land that all state infrastructure spending must comply with a set of smart growth principles, including fostering compact, mixed-use development and reducing dependence on the automobile. Paterson’s approval has been […]

Paterson Signs Two Traffic Justice Bills Into Law

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Aug 16, 2010 | 10 Comments

On Friday evening, New York Governor David Paterson signed two bills intended to make streets safer by giving law enforcement greater leeway to bring charges against reckless drivers. Diego Martinez and Hayley Ng were killed when a van left idling and unattended careened backwards into a group of pre-schoolers on a Chinatown sidewalk. The driver […]

Hayley and Diego’s Law Might Be Enacted By Friday

By Ben Fried | Aug 9, 2010 | 2 Comments

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer at a rally for Hayley and Diego’s Law last month. Photo: Noah Kazis The only thing that can prevent the adoption of New York state’s first "vulnerable users law" is Governor Paterson’s veto pen. Hayley and Diego’s Law, named in memory of two pre-schoolers killed by a van left idling […]

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 […]

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