The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog
God knows when the budget is going to be done, but Streetsblog is keeping tabs as always. What we do know is that Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is starting to feel the pressure over his lack of support for the life-saving Stop Super Speeders Act. The legislation would cap the speeds of repeat reckless drivers through the installation of a device in their cars. It has wide support, and pressure is growing on the Bronx lawmaker to stop dragging his feet. The state Legislature is still far apart from the governor on car insurance, but she has at least started to negotiate, even if her compromises still leave some hard pills to swallow for lawmakers and crash victims. Some of them have rebuked her publicly as her administration insists that no one is losing legal rights through her proposed changes. At least some things in this world still make sense: The MTA and Amtrak still hate each other’s guts. Catch up on all this and more at Streetsblog.
A City Council supermajority address legislative leaders, but it is the Assembly Speaker who is stalling action.
Super speeders is apparently on the back burner, and other news.
It’s a black-and-white example of why green infrastructure needs less red tape.
The state Department of Transportation is ignoring a 10-year drop in traffic volumes on Route 17 to justify massively expanding the highway.
Affordability comes into focus on insurance, and other news.
Commuters caught in transit fight. And more news.
Everyone is discussing what should happen to the Staten Island cop who piled up 547 speeding and red-light tickets in four years.
A new budget extender, and more news.
“This is not a consumer protection,” one expert said, because New York law allows for a lot of excess profits.
