Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Speed limits

Back for more. Here's Gov. Hochul in 2022 before she signed the expansion of New York City's speed cameras. Now she hopes to let New York City reduce its speed limits. File photo: Darren McGee / Governor's office

State of the State: Hochul Seeks to Let New York City Lower its Speed Limits

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments

Gov. Hochul has fully endorsed a state legislative effort to allow New York City to set — and reduce — its own speed limits, announcing in her State of the State address on Tuesday that she will introduce her own version of the existing "Sammy's Law" bill that the legislature has failed to pass previously.

OPINION: Use Speed Cameras to Change Drivers’ Behavior

By Peter Muennig | Oct 25, 2022 | No Comments

Combined with other interventions, the devices could have an even greater role in traffic calming post-pandemic.

Look, ma, no safety! Hylan Boulevard is a speedway. Photo: Google

City Will Rein in Speeding Staten Islanders with Hylan Boulevard ‘Road Diet’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

This road diet is just what the doctor, or in this case the senator, ordered.

The Blame Game: City Pols Didn’t Back Bill Allowing NYC to Control its Own Speed Limits, State Lawmakers Say

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 7, 2022 | No Comments

The legislative session in Albany just ended, but the finger pointing has only gotten started.

Motorists are seeking ingenious ways to defeat speed cameras such as this one. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

New App Helps Reckless Drivers Thumb Their Noses at City’s Speed Cameras

By Eve Kessler | May 13, 2022 | No Comments

Even as Albany lawmakers slow-walk the renewal of New York's speed camera system, a new cellphone app is helping reckless drivers avoid the devices entirely.

Mayor Adams has failed to win home rule for the city on speed cameras.

Let’s Face It, ‘Home Rule’ on Speed Cameras is Dead — Blame Focuses on City Hall

By Julianne Cuba | May 11, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams will not get what he claims he wants from the state legislature this year — city control of the speed- and red-light camera programs — a devastating blow to advocates' dream of no longer having to beg Albany to reauthorize the life-saving system every few years.

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