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Speed Cams Eliminated From State Budget But Resurface in Shelly Silver Bill
After Governor Cuomo proposed allowing speed cameras on Long Island and the State Senate recommended expanding New York City's small, 20-camera program by 160 cameras, the final state budget agreement reached late Friday night included neither. But a bill from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver would make up for much of what was lost in budget negotiations, bringing speed cams to Long Island and expanding NYC's automated speed enforcement program by 120 cameras.
March 31, 2014
Speed Cam Data: See How Enforcement Drops Off a Cliff Each Afternoon
New data offers a glimpse of how New York's small speed camera program is performing under the restrictions of current Albany legislation. Among other things, you can see that the cameras don't issue any tickets at night, when fatal crashes are most prevalent.
March 28, 2014
NYPD Tickets for Failure to Yield Up 108 Percent Compared to 2013
For the second month in a row, NYPD issued more summonses for failure to yield to pedestrians than officers wrote a year ago.
March 27, 2014
Albany’s Absurd Restrictions Prevent NYC Speed Cameras From Saving Lives
As City Hall, the City Council, and street safety advocates press Albany for greater freedom to deploy automated speed enforcement in NYC, they're asking not just for more cameras, but also for more leeway to use cameras where and when they can save lives.
March 27, 2014
Alan Dershowitz: Penalize Reckless Drivers Before They Kill
Noted attorney Alan Dershowitz says that to dramatically reduce traffic deaths and injuries in NYC, police and prosecutors must crack down on all dangerous drivers, not just those who kill while driving drunk.
March 20, 2014
New Vision Zero Details Emerge at Astoria Town Hall
Last night, more than 100 people gathered in Astoria for the latest in a series of Vision Zero town halls bringing together residents, city officials, elected representatives, and advocates to talk about street safety. New information regarding City Hall's current thinking about the safety of trucks and large vehicle fleets came to light, and officials also hinted at opening more street safety data to the public.
March 20, 2014
Victims’ Families Optimistic About Change After Meeting Albany Lawmakers
During yesterday's trip to Albany, members of Families for Safe Streets not only won over a key new backer of legislation to set the city's default speed limit at 20 mph, they met with more than 30 legislators to ask for lower speed limits and more automated enforcement.
March 19, 2014
Victims’ Families Head to Albany, Calling on Legislators to Save Lives
The State Senate budget released late last week includes a plan to expand New York City's school zone speed enforcement program from 20 cameras to 180 cameras. As the Senate, Assembly and Governor Cuomo enter budget negotiations, families of traffic violence victims are in Albany today to meet with legislators and push for policies that would do more to reduce traffic violence: lowering the citywide speed limit and giving NYC control of automated enforcement.
March 18, 2014
Ignizio Bill Would Turn Pedestrian Timers Into Countdown Clocks for Drivers
City Council Member Vincent Ignizio has another red light camera bill -- one that seems to be a variation on a failed bill from six years ago.
March 13, 2014