Comments on: NYSDOT Offers Same Old, Same Old for Staten Island http://blog.tstc.org/2009/04/06/nysdot-offers-same-old-same-old-for-staten-island/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:45:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Staten Island Pols Not Walking the Transit Talk « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/04/06/nysdot-offers-same-old-same-old-for-staten-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 Staten Island Pols Not Walking the Transit Talk « Mobilizing the Region Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:43:16 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4290#comment-1143 [...] the NYSDOT capital program; the lane will be extended only to Richmond Ave. The agency has already opened the bus lane to cars with at least two occupants during peak periods, and hasn’t publicly documented how the change is [...] [...] the NYSDOT capital program; the lane will be extended only to Richmond Ave. The agency has already opened the bus lane to cars with at least two occupants during peak periods, and hasn’t publicly documented how the change is [...]

]]> By: Major Traffic Rise Predicted With New Goethals Bridge « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/04/06/nysdot-offers-same-old-same-old-for-staten-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Major Traffic Rise Predicted With New Goethals Bridge « Mobilizing the Region Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:00:12 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4290#comment-1145 [...] to redesign the interchange.  The DEIS does not address the impact of NYSDOT’s  “pilot program” that allows cars with two passengers in the Staten Island Expressway bus lane during peak [...] [...] to redesign the interchange.  The DEIS does not address the impact of NYSDOT’s  “pilot program” that allows cars with two passengers in the Staten Island Expressway bus lane during peak [...]

]]> By: Actions for NYSDOT’s Acting Commissioner « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/04/06/nysdot-offers-same-old-same-old-for-staten-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Actions for NYSDOT’s Acting Commissioner « Mobilizing the Region Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:19:39 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4290#comment-1144 [...] the NJ-bound lane was opened to cars with two or more occupants. In March, the Brooklyn-bound lane followed suit. Both are supposed to be pilot programs, but the NJ-bound lane has now been open for over a year. [...] [...] the NJ-bound lane was opened to cars with two or more occupants. In March, the Brooklyn-bound lane followed suit. Both are supposed to be pilot programs, but the NJ-bound lane has now been open for over a year. [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog » What’s Next for New York State DOT? http://blog.tstc.org/2009/04/06/nysdot-offers-same-old-same-old-for-staten-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Streetsblog » What’s Next for New York State DOT? Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:22:58 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4290#comment-1142 [...] DOT had its lapses -- witness the changes underway on the Staten Island Expressway, where $40 million in stimulus cash will be spent on auxiliary lanes and ramp adjustments, and a [...] [...] DOT had its lapses — witness the changes underway on the Staten Island Expressway, where $40 million in stimulus cash will be spent on auxiliary lanes and ramp adjustments, and a [...]

]]> By: Jacob http://blog.tstc.org/2009/04/06/nysdot-offers-same-old-same-old-for-staten-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Jacob Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:18:04 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4290#comment-1141 Perhaps check out what happened on the El Monte busway, as an example of what could happen to the busway in Staten Island. Loosening auto restrictions on busways can lead to increased congestion with a reduced capacity of the lane to move people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Monte_Busway Perhaps check out what happened on the El Monte busway, as an example of what could happen to the busway in Staten Island. Loosening auto restrictions on busways can lead to increased congestion with a reduced capacity of the lane to move people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Monte_Busway

]]> By: Streetsblog » State DOT Pulls Transit Bait-and-Switch on Staten Island http://blog.tstc.org/2009/04/06/nysdot-offers-same-old-same-old-for-staten-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Streetsblog » State DOT Pulls Transit Bait-and-Switch on Staten Island Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:19:05 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4290#comment-1140 [...] Last month, the state DOT opened the dedicated bus lane on the Staten Island Expressway to cars with two or more passengers. Tri-State's Michelle Ernst has more: [...] [...] Last month, the state DOT opened the dedicated bus lane on the Staten Island Expressway to cars with two or more passengers. Tri-State’s Michelle Ernst has more: [...]

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