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A proposal to replace the FDR with parks and cafes is part of a new exhibit that explores what sustainable cities could look like in 2030. TSTC friend Institute for Transportation and Development Policy will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on June 30th with the opening of a cutting-edge exhibit about transportation, [...] A vehicle from Hertz's Connect car-sharing service. The first of 42 “Corner Cars” roll onto the streets of Hoboken this Wednesday, kicking off what city officials say is the nation’s first city-wide car sharing program: 90% of residents will live within a five-minute walk of a shared vehicle. The city estimates that [...] The "standard" alternative for the reconstruction of the BQE showed the new highway (in red) plowing through homes in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District (marked with red lines) and caused an uproar at a recent stakeholders meeting. The area shown here is where the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges touch down in Brooklyn. NYSDOT [...] Sen. Schumer speaks on the need to support transit. Left of Schumer is TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen; on the right is NYC Councilman James Vacca. Local and national advocates are keeping the pressure on for the Public Transportation Preservation Act (S 3412/HR 5418), which would provide $2 billion in emergency operating [...] Ground has been broken on the Access to the Region’s Core project, which will double rail capacity between New Jersey and NYC and transform transportation in the metropolitan region. But, Philip Barbara of Reuters writes in the Star-Ledger, federal officials are getting nervous as NJ’s Transportation Trust Fund inches closer to bankruptcy. In fact, [...]
The bulk of New York's high-speed rail funds will be used for improvements on the Empire Corridor (in red), which connects Buffalo with other upstate population centers and New York City. (Click to view more details.) In April, New York’s plan for high-speed rail through upstate appeared in jeopardy after [...] The cost of many monthly commuter rail tickets exceeds $120, which used to be the maximum amount transit riders could set aside in pre-tax dollars. When the federal stimulus was passed last year, the pre-tax income employees enrolled in a transit benefit program could put towards their commutes was increased, from $120 per [...] Service cuts and fare hikes are on the way in the tri-state area and across the country. From left: A bus stop to be cut in NYC, NJ Transit riders at a March public hearing on planned fare hikes and cuts, a bus on a route slated for cancellation in Atlanta, GA. In [...] NJ has been making great strides toward bike-ability in recent years, and was recently ranked 8th in the nation for bicyclists according to the American Bicyclists. It was New Jersey’s best showing in the three years the group has released its annual Bicycle Friendly State rankings. The award is well deserved looking at recent [...] |
 
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