Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jeff Klein

Tell Marty Golden and Andrew Lanza the Lifesaving 25 MPH Bill Can’t Wait

By Brad Aaron | Jun 19, 2014 | 2 Comments

If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to urge key Senate lawmakers to get behind the bill to lower New York City’s default speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour. With just hours remaining in the current legislative session, it’s up to NYC’s two Senate Republicans, Marty Golden and Andrew Lanza, […]

Avella, Savino Back 25 MPH Bill — Now NYC Republicans Must Convince Skelos

By Stephen Miller | Jun 18, 2014 | No Comments

State Senator Tony Avella, who opposed an earlier bill to lower New York City’s default speed limit to 20 mph, says he will vote for Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein’s bill to set the limit at 25 mph. He’ll be joined by fellow IDC member Diane Savino, who will sign on as a co-sponsor. So it’s up […]

Down to the Wire: Senate Could Vote on 25 MPH Speed Limit Tomorrow

By Stephen Miller | Jun 18, 2014 | 5 Comments

Update: Tony Avella and Diane Savino have backed the 25 mph bill, leaving it up to Republicans Marty Golden and Andrew Lanza to convince Senate Co-Leader Dean Skelos to hold a vote on the bill. Lowering New York City’s default speed limit from 30 to 25 mph depends on the votes of a handful of key […]

Klein Bill: Citywide 25 MPH Limit But No Rapid Expansion of 20 MPH Streets

By Stephen Miller | Jun 17, 2014 | 41 Comments

Just before the midnight deadline last night, State Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein introduced legislation that would lower New York City’s default speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour. The new bill is an improvement over the proposal Klein floated last week, but it still has drawbacks. The bill is a step up from […]

Unless Klein Acts Before Midnight, 25 MPH Bill Could Turn Into Pumpkin

By Stephen Miller | Jun 16, 2014 | 2 Comments

Efforts to lower New York City’s default speed limit to 25 mph could live or die tonight, depending on whether Senate leadership steps up. The clock is ticking: If the Senate’s majority coalition doesn’t introduce a bill before midnight, it will likely require emergency action from the governor in order to be considered during this session. […]

Klein’s Bill Would Make It Harder to Lower Speed Limits on Dangerous Streets

By Stephen Miller | Jun 11, 2014 | 19 Comments

Just after the City Council passed a home rule resolution asking Albany to pass legislation to reduce the city’s default speed limit to 25 mph, Senator Jeff Klein told the Daily News that he will be introducing a bill of his own. But there are big problems with Klein’s bill, chief among them a provision […]

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