Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Marty Golden

How Much Research Does Marty Golden Need to Say Yes to Speed Cameras?

By Stephen Miller | Mar 27, 2013 | 16 Comments

State Senator Marty Golden, a former police officer and prominent Brooklyn Republican, has joined forces with the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association and AAA New York to oppose speed cameras. Now that Golden has succeeded in keeping them out of the state budget, he says he might be open to the idea, after all. “If the technology […]

Thanks to Marty Golden, Life-Saving Speed Cameras Not in State Budget

By Brad Aaron | Mar 21, 2013 | 22 Comments

Electeds and advocates have until June to push speed camera legislation through Albany, as the proposed NYC demonstration program was not part of this year’s state budget deal. Speed cameras were included in the State Assembly budget. The program has the endorsement of Mayor Bloomberg, the City Council, and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. But despite overwhelming […]

Another Case for Speed Cameras: Young Kids Can’t Hear Oncoming Cars

By Brad Aaron | Mar 19, 2013 | 5 Comments

The Wall Street Journal yesterday published the results of a study on how sensitive kids and adults are to the sounds of oncoming vehicles. The findings should be a wake-up call to parents of young children in NYC, where speeding in the vicinity of schools is rampant. Using headphones to listen to the sounds of […]

Brooklyn Senator Marty Golden Lobbies Against Life-Saving Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Mar 18, 2013 | 13 Comments

State Senator Marty Golden and the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association are working to keep life-saving speed enforcement cameras out of NYC. A demonstration program with a handful of cameras was included in the State Assembly budget, and has the support of Mayor Bloomberg, the City Council and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. City leaders and street safety […]

Mirror Law Loopholes Keep City Pedestrians at Risk From Large Trucks

By Brad Aaron | Dec 17, 2012 | 3 Comments

Following queries by Streetsblog, two state senators have pledged to address loopholes in a new state law that permit large trucks to be operated without safety mirrors, thereby endangering pedestrians and cyclists, especially children and the elderly, in New York City neighborhoods. The law requires trucks weighing over 26,000 pounds to be equipped with convex, or […]

Albany 2012: Lawmakers Strike Out on Safe Streets and Transit

By Brad Aaron | Jun 26, 2012 | 5 Comments

Albany lawmakers had several opportunities during the 2012 session to come through for transit riders, pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. They came up short on every count. A bill targeted at NYPD’s self-imposed ban on citing motorists for careless driving passed the State Senate transportation committee but did not come to a vote in the full […]

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