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“The governor and the MTA led at the outset, the Senate was early to the party and the Assembly arrived just on time.

Still, proponents had to overcome initial opposition this year from the state Assembly, which did not include the camera expansion in its budget proposal. Automated bus cameras have been a boon to both bus operations and street safety, according to data recently released by the MTA that showed traffic crashes down by one-quarter on routes with camera-enforcement bus lanes. New York City buses currently crawl at an average of just 8.09 miles per hour. “It is so exciting to have paired with our wins in terms of fiscal investments, because we know that that will have a significant impact in terms of reducing the congestion that buses face, congestion which damns buses to running at speeds that are oftentimes slower than New Yorkers’ pace when they’re walking.” “The crux of this entire campaign is safeguarding the existence of a public good, and bringing it towards excellence, and you cannot have public transit be considered excellent, without service that is reliable and frequent,” said Mamdani.

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Beyond the camera expansion, Mamdani’s other wins included the creation of a two-year free bus pilot on one route in each borough, a smaller-than-planned fare hike, and $35 million for reduced headways on nights and weekends. This year, Albany lawmakers from the city included the proposal in their “Fix the MTA” package of bills that also proposed increasing service frequency and introducing free buses in New York City.Īssembly Member Zohran Mamdani (D-Astoria), the package’s primary cheerleader, said the expanded camera program fit right in with its other priorities. Hochul proposed expanding the bus camera’s jurisdiction beyond bus lanes last year, but the proposal died in negotiations with the legislature. “New York City should be taking advantage of every possible way to use it and we applaud state lawmakers for making that commitment.” “Camera-based enforcement is such a powerful tool for making our streets safer - it solves issues of bias and limited resources for on-the-ground ticketing, and most importantly, we know it changes behavior,” said Sara Lind, the co-executive director of Open Plans. Automated enforcement on bus lanes has sped buses by 5 percent on routes where the MTA has deployed it since 2019, officials said last month. The legislation comes after the MTA announced plans to expand the number of buses with on-board cameras from 450 to 1,000 by the end of the year.

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Hochul and legislative leaders in Albany.ĭrivers caught by bus-mounted cameras committing those infractions will be hit with a $50 ticket for their first offense, with escalating $50 fines up to $250 for each offense committed in a 12-month period, mimicking penalties for driver caught on camera in the bus lane.

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The MTA’s hugely successful automated bus lane enforcement camera system - which currently only dings drivers who drive or park in bus lanes - will expand to include drivers who park in bus stops, truck loading zones, bike lanes, intersections, and crosswalks, according to newly drafted budget legislation agreed upon by Gov. Picture day is coming for double parkers and bus and bike lane blockers.

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