RELEASE: TSTC Sues to Halt Garden State Parkway Widening, Calls for More and Better Congestion Relief

The Tri-State Transportation Campaign and Eastern Environmental Law Center filed suit today in State Appellate Court against the NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s approvals of the NJ Turnpike Authority’s plans to widen the Garden State Parkway one lane in each direction from exits 30 to 80.

New Jersey is seeking to use federal stimulus [...]

CT Elected Officials, Advocates: Stimulus $$ Should Go to Bike, Pedestrian, Transit Projects

At a press conference held at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford last week, Tri-State joined the chairmen of the Joint Committee on Transportation, State Rep. Tony Guerrera and Sen. Donald DeFronzo, Reps. Thomas Kehoe, David McCluskey and Russ Morin, and other transportation and children’s health advocates to call on Connecticut, municipal planning organizations, [...]

Help Needed: Stimulus Action Moves to Senate

Amendments are being drafted left and right as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on its version of the federal economic stimulus package (a vote on the bill could come as early as today, with votes on amendments tomorrow).

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer announced yesterday that he would introduce an amendment to increase [...]

Hearing on NYC Bicycle-Friendly Zoning Change is Wednesday

On Wednesday the City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Resolution that will require indoor, secure, long-term bicycle parking in new multi-family residential, community facility and commercial buildings. City Planning surveys have found that a lack of bicycle parking in offices is one of the [...]