Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

“Textalyzer” Bill Would Enable Cops to Detect Distracted Driving Like DWI

By Brad Aaron | Apr 13, 2016 | 29 Comments

State lawmakers want to give police the ability to field test motorists’ cell phones following a crash. Sponsored by Brooklyn Assembly Member Felix Ortiz and Westchester State Senator Terrence Murphy, the bill would let investigators use a “textalyzer” — which detects electronic device usage without revealing data stored on the device — after crashes that result in property damage, injury, […]

Jose Peralta and Michael DenDekker Call for Speed Cams at Every School

By Brad Aaron | Apr 7, 2016 | 1 Comment

.@SenatorPeralta @mgdendekker AM Moyà call for 24hr/day use of speed safety cameras & expansion to #EverySchool pic.twitter.com/5EmtMOk3xs — Caroline Samponaro (@carolinesampo) April 7, 2016 There is more than one Albany bill to loosen state restrictions on New York City’s speed camera program. State Senator Jose Peralta introduced legislation today that would allow the city to install […]

Here’s How You Can Help Bring Speed Enforcement to #EverySchool in NYC

By Brad Aaron | Mar 30, 2016 | 2 Comments

Transportation Alternatives is ramping up its #EverySchool campaign to loosen Albany restrictions on New York City speed cameras. Earlier this month, TA and Families for Safe Streets launched an effort to get state lawmakers to allow NYC to site speed cameras outside every school in the city. As of now, arbitrary state rules limit NYC to […]

Transit Riders: The MTA Can’t Run on Cuomo’s IOUs

By David Meyer | Mar 23, 2016 | 3 Comments

Straphangers can’t pay the MTA with an IOU, so why should Governor Andrew Cuomo get away with it? That’s the message Riders Alliance members brought to the MTA board meeting this morning. After trying and failing to swipe into the Bowling Green subway station with a giant “IOU” Metrocard, the group proceeded to MTA headquarters. In October, […]

Cuomo’s Capital Budget: $3,400,000,000 for Roads, $0 for MTA

By Ben Fried | Mar 21, 2016 | 12 Comments

Here’s something NYC representatives should be screaming about in Albany: Governor Cuomo’s budget allocates more than $3 billion to roads and bridges but nothing to the MTA’s capital program, according to an analysis released today by the Riders Alliance. The discrepancy amounts to a gigantic transfer of resources from the New York City region to […]

NYS Assembly Wants $20M for Safe Streets — Will Cuomo and Senate Agree?

By Brad Aaron | Mar 18, 2016 | 1 Comment

In its one-house budget, the State Assembly is proposing to dedicate $20 million to safe streets projects statewide. It would be the first time New York has set aside dedicated funding for the state’s Complete Streets program, but so far neither Governor Cuomo nor the State Senate have included any such funding in their respective budget proposals. The […]

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