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With ‘Sammy’s Law’ Not in the State Budget, It’s Up to the City Council to Push It
Life-saving legislation that would allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour failed to make it into this year's state budget, legislative leaders said — effectively kicking responsibility to the City Council.
May 1, 2023
Data: Unreadable Plates Soared Last Year, Foiling Speed and Red-Light Cameras
The problem of cars evading speed, red-light and bus-lane cameras with defaced or covered plates has gotten markedly worse — with more than 7 percent of plates that triggered automated enforcement cameras last summer proving to be unreadable.
February 13, 2023
SAFETY LAST: DOT Under Fire to Finish Ninth Street Redesign after Sixth Fatality in 18 Years
The city is once again under fire for a death on a roadway that it failed to redesign for safety.
January 12, 2023
State of the State: Hochul Seeks to Let New York City Lower its Speed Limits
Gov. Hochul has fully endorsed a state legislative effort to allow New York City to set — and reduce — its own speed limits, announcing in her State of the State address on Tuesday that she will introduce her own version of the existing "Sammy's Law" bill that the legislature has failed to pass previously.
January 10, 2023
DC Following NYC with Right-On-Red Ban — Will Others Finally Follow?
The nation's capital is poised to become the second major city in the United States to repeal a dangerous law that allowed drivers to make right turns at red lights — and some advocates believe other communities are overdue to follow.
September 28, 2022
Long-Ignored Far Rockaway Speedway Finally Getting Safety Redesign
Finally, the city will do more than just install speed cameras.
September 6, 2022
SETBACK: Parks Dept. Will Dump Bikers onto Dangerous Roads During Greenway Fix
After four months of delay over safety questions, a northern Manhattan project will proceed without many changes.
August 11, 2022
Gov. Hochul Signs Law Adding Cyclist and Pedestrian Safety Awareness to Driver’s License Requirements
New drivers for the first time will be tested on their knowledge of pedestrian and cyclist safety as a part of the requirements for obtaining a license in New York, according to a law that the governor signed Friday.
July 15, 2022
THE ALBANY REPORT: A Historic, Yet Deeply Disappointing, Glass-Half-Empty Legislative Session
"This is four-dimensional chess," said one lawmaker. "We're negotiating with the Council, with both houses of the legislator and with the executive. To play four-dimensional chess with new and novel pieces was difficult."
June 6, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Council’s Transportation Chair’s Car Sped Through School Zones 17 Times in a Year
Do as I say, not as I do.
April 13, 2022
