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De Blasio and DOT Ring In the New School Year With More Speed Cameras
Mayor de Blasio and Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg today officially announced the expansion of the city's speed camera program, which will eventually bring automated enforcement to 140 school zones across the boroughs. Today's event also underscored the fact that streets around schools won't be as safe as they could be, thanks to restrictions imposed by Albany.
September 2, 2014
With Victims’ Families in Albany, Senate Could Vote on 25 MPH Bill Soon
Update: As of 8:30 p.m. Thursday, the Senate had not yet voted on the bill. The vote may come later tonight. Senators expect to be in session on Friday, according to Jimmy Vielkind of Capital New York.
June 19, 2014
Tell Marty Golden and Andrew Lanza the Lifesaving 25 MPH Bill Can’t Wait
If you haven't done so already, now is the time to urge key Senate lawmakers to get behind the bill to lower New York City's default speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour.
June 19, 2014
Avella, Savino Back 25 MPH Bill — Now NYC Republicans Must Convince Skelos
State Senator Tony Avella, who opposed an earlier bill to lower New York City's default speed limit to 20 mph, says he will vote for Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein's bill to set the limit at 25 mph. He'll be joined by fellow IDC member Diane Savino, who will sign on as a co-sponsor. So it's up to New York City's two Republican state senators to convince Senate Co-Leader Dean Skelos to bring the bill up for a vote tomorrow, the final day of the legislative session.
June 18, 2014
Down to the Wire: Senate Could Vote on 25 MPH Speed Limit Tomorrow
Update: Tony Avella and Diane Savino have backed the 25 mph bill, leaving it up to Republicans Marty Golden and Andrew Lanza to convince Senate Co-Leader Dean Skelos to hold a vote on the bill.
June 18, 2014
Klein Bill: Citywide 25 MPH Limit But No Rapid Expansion of 20 MPH Streets
Just before the midnight deadline last night, State Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein introduced legislation that would lower New York City's default speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour. The new bill is an improvement over the proposal Klein floated last week, but it still has drawbacks.
June 17, 2014
Unless Klein Acts Before Midnight, 25 MPH Bill Could Turn Into Pumpkin
Efforts to lower New York City's default speed limit to 25 mph could live or die tonight, depending on whether Senate leadership steps up. The clock is ticking: If the Senate's majority coalition doesn't introduce a bill before midnight, it will likely require emergency action from the governor in order to be considered during this session. Advocates are asking Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein to take action tonight.
June 16, 2014
Klein’s Bill Would Make It Harder to Lower Speed Limits on Dangerous Streets
Just after the City Council passed a home rule resolution asking Albany to pass legislation to reduce the city's default speed limit to 25 mph, Senator Jeff Klein told the Daily News that he will be introducing a bill of his own. But there are big problems with Klein's bill, chief among them a provision that would make it harder to lower the speed limit on dangerous streets than it is today.
June 11, 2014
City Council Passes Home Rule Message for 25 MPH. Is Klein Listening?
Update: The Daily News reports that Klein will be introducing legislation by the end of the week to lower speed limits to 25 mph only on streets with two lanes or less. Streets with more than two lanes would remain at 30 mph, and the local community board would be required to make a request for a lower speed limit before the city could make the change. This would effectively tie the city's hands on arterial streets, where DOT can already set the limit at 25 mph under current law.
June 11, 2014
Traffic Violence Victims’ Families Call on Klein, Senate to Back 25 MPH Bill
Families of traffic violence victims gathered with advocates and elected officials this morning to ask State Senate leadership to lower New York City's default speed limit from 30 to 25 mph. The families are hoping key Senate leaders will introduce and pass a companion to the 25 mph Assembly bill sponsored by Speaker Sheldon Silver before this year's legislative session closes out in just over a week.
June 10, 2014