City Council Poised to Pass ‘Home Rule’ Message for Sammy’s Law on Thursday
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On Wednesday, Council Member Jen Gutierrez shared the news that it's going to finally happen.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about speed limit
Data: Unreadable Plates Soared Last Year, Foiling Speed and Red-Light Cameras
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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.
![Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers has racked up a lot of speeding tickets on her gray Nissan. [Editor's note: We have diffused the Council member's plate because her office said that showing the plate "puts her and her family at risk."] Photos: Julianne Cuba (main); Gersh Kuntzman (inset)](https://old.nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/selvena-brooks-powers-car-with-SBP-diffused-plate2.jpg?w=312)
Monday’s Headlines: Boxing Day Edition
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The biggest story of the holiday weekend dropped on Friday when Gothamist became the latest outlet to notice that a car belonging to Council Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers continues to be caught by city speed cameras at a rate that's well past shrugging off.
Most U.S. Cities Can’t Set Their Own Speed Limits — But Maybe They Should
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Oregon may soon allow cities more leeway to set lower speed limits on dangerous roads — rather than reserving that power for state transportation leaders whose primary interest, historically, has been moving cars as quickly as possible.
Queens Pol Voted Against Speed Cameras — And Has 27 Speeding Tickets!
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Council Member Joann Ariola has racked up 48 violations on her SUV since 2017, including a whopping 27 for speeding in school zones and two for blowing through red lights.
Adams Wants Albany Help in Stopping Reckless Drivers, But There is Much More He Can Do On His Own
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"It's just unbelievable that we are here trying to convince Albany to give us the speed cameras we need that has proven to be successful. The numbers are so clear on how these cameras are helping us," Adams said.