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Cuomo Gets on Board With Speed Camera Expansion
The governor's support could break through the inertia in the State Senate, where speed camera expansion has enough votes to pass but is stalled in committee by Brooklyn's Simcha Felder.
June 7, 2018
Momentum Is Building for More NYC Speed Cameras, and You Can Help
Governor Cuomo and other Albany reps need to hear from New Yorkers who want to see the program expanded.
May 11, 2018
Marty Golden Supports Bill to Double Number of NYC Speed Cameras
State Senator Marty Golden supports the bill to increase the number of speed camera zones in New York City from 140 to 290, his chief of staff said at a rally in Bay Ridge.
May 7, 2018
Sunday: Tell Albany to Let NYC Protect Kids From Speeding Drivers
On Sunday, Transportation Alternatives and Bay Ridge Advocates Keeping Everyone Safe (BRAKES) will lead a rally to call on Albany to authorize more speed cameras for the first time in four years.
May 4, 2018
The Manhattan Assembly Members Who Were MIA on Congestion Pricing
The failure to enact congestion pricing was a setback for the whole city, but no borough got a worse deal than Manhattan. And yet, as this deal was being negotiated, Manhattan elected officials didn't make a peep.
April 16, 2018
Brad Hoylman: Until Albany Passes Congestion Pricing, “We’re Not Going to See Any Reduction in Traffic”
The state senator was the lone Democratic vote against the state budget.
April 9, 2018
Dan Quart: New Taxi Fees Won’t Do Much “Without a Full Congestion Pricing Plan”
Count Assembly Member Dan Quart among the state legislators who aren't satisfied with the taxi and for-hire vehicle fees enacted in Albany's new budget.
April 6, 2018
Brian Kavanagh on Albany Congestion Pricing Inaction: “We Need to Do More”
State Senator Brian Kavanagh isn't satisfied with Albany's budget measures to address traffic congestion and fund transit, which consist of new fees on taxi and Uber trips in the Manhattan core.
April 5, 2018
Deborah Glick Blames de Blasio for Albany’s Failure to Pass Congestion Pricing
Glick's constituents lost in the state budget, forking over money without getting the traffic reduction benefits of congestion pricing.
April 5, 2018
Albany Fails to Expand NYC Speed Camera Program in Budget Deal
Budget negotiations concluded in Albany at the end of last week without including an expansion of New York City's automated speed enforcement program.
April 2, 2018
