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Will Candidates Running to Represent NYC in Albany Stand Up for Transit Riders?
Advocates unveiled a six-point policy agenda including the enactment of congestion pricing to help fund the MTA's Fast Forward plan.
July 10, 2018
Less Than Three Weeks Until Drivers Can Speed in NYC School Zones With Total Impunity
Unless Marty Golden and Senate Republicans act, New York's 140 speed cameras will cease to function on July 25.
July 5, 2018
State DOT’s New Security Bollards Squeeze the Hudson River Greenway
"It’s a hastily-thrown together solution, and we deserve better from our city and state officials," said TransAlt Executive Director Paul Steely White.
July 2, 2018
While Young People Desperately Fight a Cuomo Highway Project in Hunts Point, NYC Electeds Do Nothing
The NYS DOT plan will exacerbate air pollution in a neighborhood where asthma rates are already sky high.
June 28, 2018
Mark Treyger and Families for Safe Streets Bring the Fight for Speed Cameras to Marty Golden’s Turf
At a Bensonhurst senior center, Treyger urged residents to call Golden and tell him to renew the speed camera program.
June 27, 2018
88-Year-Old Driver Runs Red, Kills Madeline Sershen, 17, in Utopia Parkway Crosswalk
Other than vision tests, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles does nothing to monitor the driving abilities of license-holders as they age.
June 26, 2018
Marty Golden’s Cadillac Has Been Caught Speeding in School Zones Three Times in 2018 Alone
The speed camera program that Golden is trying to destroy has tagged his car for 14 violations totaling $700 since 2014.
June 25, 2018
All of NYC Officialdom Blasts Marty Golden and Senate GOP for Letting Speed Cameras Expire
A huge slate of local elected officials led by Mayor de Blasio blasted Senate Republicans for failing to renew and expand the speed camera program, which expires on July 25.
June 25, 2018
The Hudson River Greenway Needs Great Design, Not Knee-Jerk Security Fixes
The greenway is bursting at the seams during warmer months and needs to be widened to handle the peak volume of bike and pedestrian traffic it carries.
June 22, 2018
“We Will Not Take No for an Answer”: Families for Safe Streets Demand Cuomo Act on Speed Cameras
"Many, many lives have been saved, but last night, the leader of our state failed us," said Amy Cohen. "He got a bridge named after his father, he got a train, but he failed to pass the speed camera program."
June 22, 2018
