City is Slowly Rolling Out New Tech to Stop Gov’t Workers from Speeding
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Mayor Adams announces a way to get drivers of city-owned cars to slow down. But the pilot program will start in just 50 cars — 0.2 percent of the fleet.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about speeding
Cycle of Rage: Pro-Car Council Members are the Ones Who Politicize DOT’s Work
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Fortunately, Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez will not be Council Member Bob Holden's executioner.
THE ALBANY REPORT: A Historic, Yet Deeply Disappointing, Glass-Half-Empty Legislative Session
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"This is four-dimensional chess," said one lawmaker. "We're negotiating with the Council, with both houses of the legislator and with the executive. To play four-dimensional chess with new and novel pieces was difficult."
Report: Forget Last Year — The First Quarter of This Year is The Bloodiest Year Since Vision Zero Began
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Traffic fatalities are up 44 percent so far this year — the deadliest start to any year since Vision Zero launched in 2014.
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.
ANALYSIS: When Speed Cameras Are Racist
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When are automated speed cameras an equitable tool for roadway safety — and when are they speed traps that disincentivize cities from making roadways safe because of the money that's coming in?