Making Streets Safer and Transit Faster
Traveling on our streets shouldn’t mean putting your life at risk. Since Andrew was first elected to the State Senate, he’s been a tireless advocate for measures that make our streets safer for pedestrians, bike riders, drivers and everyone else.
Andrew believes smart regulations, well-designed streets and investments in transit can save lives and make it easier for New Yorkers to get to school, work, and everywhere else they need to go.
In just the past few years, Andrew…
Passed the Stop Super Speeders Act, a game-changing law to require speed limiters in the vehicles of repeatedly reckless drivers who put our safety at risk. Speeding plays a role in about one-third of all traffic deaths, about the same as crashes involving drunk drivers. When people drive drunk, we put a device in cars to prevent it from happening again. The Stop Super Speeders Act takes a similar approach to serial speeders.
Worked with advocates and colleagues to finally pass Sammy’s Law, which gives New York City more power to control its own speed limits and set safer speeds near schools, senior centers, and dangerous intersections.
Passed legislation to quadruple the number of life-saving red light cameras at intersections across the city.
Passed legislation to implement a first-in-the-nation “weight-in-motion” program that drastically reduced overweight trucks on the BQE.
Passed bills to crack down on defaced license plates, hold rule breakers accountable, and ensure everyone pays their fair share of tolls.
When it comes to fighting for safer streets, Andrew’s not slowing down any time soon. That’s why he’s introduced legislation that would…
Mandate state vehicle safety ratings take pedestrian safety into account, not just the safety of those in the car.
Create a weight-based vehicle registration fee that charges more for heavier, more dangerous vehicles. For every 1,000 pounds of vehicle weight, the chance of a fatality in a crash increases by 46%.
Andrew believes street safety goes hand-in-hand with better subway and bus service, so New Yorkers have affordable, reliable options to get around.
He introduced the Get Around NY Act to redirect investment from outdated, polluting highways into public transit improvements across New York State, and won billions in investments for subway station elevators, dedicated stroller space on buses, and service improvements that make transit faster and more accessible for everyone who uses it.