Comments on: NYSDOT Lags On Federal Air Quality Funds

By: Greater Use of Highway Safety Funds Could Save States Money | Mobilizing the Region

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:34:05 +0000

[...] New Jersey has been a national leader, spending almost 85 percent of its available HSIP funding through FY2008. The spending record for the rest of the region is far worse, an indication that New York and Connecticut are not prioritizing the program. (States have some flexibility in which federal transportation aid programs they choose to receive money through. For a review of the federal transportation funding process, see MTR’s earlier coverage.) [...]

By: Streetsblog New York City » State DOT Channels Spirit of Robert Moses in Major Deegan Expansion Plan

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:58:24 +0000

[...] If the state DOT wants to invest in this part of the Bronx, there are plenty of streets which could use some improvements. The Grand Concourse is one of the deadliest streets in the city. From 2006 to 2008, five pedestrians died in traffic collisions along the corridor. The state DOT could funnel money toward pedestrian safety enhancements on local roads. Federal funding, for instance, helped build the Hudson River Greenway. But safety doesn't seem to be a high priority at the state level. As Tri-State analyst Michelle Ernst reminded us, the state DOT recently gave up 85 percent of its 2009 federal funding for ped-bike projects. [...]

By: NY Political Addict

NY Political Addict — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:12:00 +0000

Hey this is pretty criminal that NYS DOT can’t spend it’s federal apportionments! If this was a problem why didn’t they let some folks know about it so that municipalities and others could have had a crack at coming up with projects. NYS DOT could have given CMAQ money to the MTA to spend,too! Where was NYMTC our downstate metropolitan planning organization?

By: denis byrne

denis byrne — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:22:00 +0000

And I have just the project in mind… building the centrally located LIGHT (LI Greenways and Healthy Trails) east – west route along NYDOT Corridors 16 and 17, which include the bulk of the abandoned LI Motor Parkway right of ways and would be very popular and accessible to hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders.

By: denis byrne

denis byrne — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:18:16 +0000

I do hope we can make a push to spend our fair share of funds on the many worthwhile off road bike and pedestrian multi-user trails before we lose them. There are hundreds of miles of proposed trails that could be started if we put our minds to getting it done. LI has been shortchanged when compared to other regions of the USA