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Albany 2012: Transit Funds, Traffic Cams Top Transportation Agenda

Author: 
Noah Kazis
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
February 2, 2012

Many of Albany's biggest transportation issues this year -- the bloated and transit-free Tappan Zee, the unfunded MTA capital plan -- will be decided by Governor Cuomo.

T.A. Program: 
Enforcement (Street Safety and Enforcement)
T.A. Mention?: 
Yes
T.A. Prompted?: 
No
Prompted by Press Release: 
No
Format: 
Web
Tone: 
Positive
Submitted by joseph on February 8, 2012 - 17:58. categories [ ]

The Need For Speed Cameras

Author: 
Jon Lentz
Media Outlet: 
City Hall News
Date: 
April 29, 2011

New York City already uses cameras to nab motorists who run red lights or drive in designated bus lanes.

Submitted by volunteer on May 2, 2011 - 16:14. categories [ ]

Bus Lane Cameras Approved

Author: 
Dan Rivoli
Media Outlet: 
Our Town
Date: 
June 30, 2010

Cameras for the new bus-only lanes on First and Second avenues are cleared for installation.

Submitted by volunteer on July 14, 2010 - 16:21. categories [ ]

One stop forward, two stops back: Bus lane cameras will help - but trouble's coming for straphangers

Author: 
Gene Russianoff and Lindsey Lusher Shute
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
June 23, 2010

Brace yourself, city subway and bus riders. Next week - in the heat of summer - we'll begin feeling the brunt of the worst service cuts we've seen in decades.

Submitted by volunteer on June 29, 2010 - 17:21. categories [ ]

Assembly transportation committee green-lights bill that will crack down on drivers in bus lanes Read more: http://www.nydailyn

Author: 
Pete Donohue
Author Title: 
Daily News Staff Writer
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
June 17, 2010

A plan to crack down on drivers clogging bus-only lanes using images from surveillance cameras has gotten a crucial green light.

Submitted by volunteer on June 29, 2010 - 11:42. categories [ ]

Death by Car

Author: 
David King and Gail Robinson
Media Outlet: 
Gotham Gazette
Date: 
November 23, 2009
Image: 
carwreck[1].jpg

Even if they don't know Diane Schuler by name probably every sentient New Yorker knows what she did and the horror she created.

Image Caption: 
Photo (cc) jonfeinstein
Submitted by volunteer on November 24, 2009 - 15:55. categories [ ]

Houston Speedway Maims and Kills, Study Finds

Author: 
Heather Murray
Media Outlet: 
Downtown Express
Date: 
March 1, 2009
Image: 
speek[1].jpg

Drivers are speeding on city streets as fast as 66 miles per hour in school zones and in areas with heavy pedestrian traffic, contributing to roughly 2,300 car crashes per year, a recently released Tr

Image Caption: 
A chart from Transportation Alternatives’ report “Terminal Velocity: New York City’s Speeding Epidemic,” showing pedestrian and cyclist injuries and fatalities caused by motor vehicles on East Houston St. and on nearby streets. The statistics, covering the 10-year period from 1995 to 2005, are from the state Department of Transportation. During that period, on E. Houston St. between Allen St. and the F.D.R. Drive, there were 14 fatalities (12 pedestrians and two bicyclists) and 562 injuries (375 pedestrians and 187 bicyclists), according to the statistics.
Submitted by volunteer on November 5, 2009 - 18:43. categories [ ]

Traffic Justice Q&A With Bronx Prosecutor Joseph A. McCormack

Author: 
Brad Aaron
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
July 8, 2009
Image: 
joe4[1].JPG

Continuing our series of interviews on the topic of traffic justice, today we hear from Joseph A. McCormack.

Submitted by volunteer on November 3, 2009 - 17:41. categories [ ]

New Website: Candidates for Council, Citywide Office Weigh in on Transportation

August 19, 2009
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