Tri-State will be participating in the 21st annual Earth Day Lobby Day in Albany, New York on May 2, from 9:30am to 3:30pm in the State Capitol Building. Hear from state government and environmental leaders, learn about environmental bills that are pending in Albany, and lobby your state lawmakers on environmental issues that are [...]
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Planned developments on the West Side, as described in the Wall Street Journal. The dormant parcel of West Side land known as the Hudson Yards is finally seeing some activity. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the site’s developer, Related Cos., has begun clearing the land in preparation for future construction. It’s [...] A study by the city of Hoboken found that nearly a third of buses (7 of 23) observed in a 40-minute period on the #126 route were too full to pick up passengers. As of last week, those who commute from Hoboken to Port Authority Bus Terminal via the 126 NJ Transit bus will have 5 [...] Sen. Bye dramatized the need for a vulnerable users bill by wearing a helmet until the bill was taken up by the Judiciary Committee. Today — the last possible day for bills to be acted upon in the CT General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee — the Vulnerable User Bill to protect pedestrians, cyclists, and other [...] Footage from a Suffolk County red-light camera shows school buses and others running red lights. (Click to view on YouTube.) On April 12, the NY State Senate’s Transportation Committee, chaired by Senator Charles Fuschillo (R-Nassau), approved and reported out of committee bills that would authorize New York City (S.4197/A.6751) and Suffolk County (S.4496) to expand [...] NACTO's Urban Bikeway Design Guide includes detailed guidance, including annotated diagrams like the above. A new design guide for bike facilities, developed by transportation officials from the largest American cities, should be a valuable resource for cities throughout the region which are working to embrace and accommodate cycling. The National Association of City Transportation Officials’ [...] Mangano's State of the County speech on Monday included mention of his plan to privatize Long Island Bus. Newsday reports that one of the three companies bidding to privately operate Nassau County’s bus system has close connections with the lobbying and consulting firm of Nassau GOP heavyweight and former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato. [...] Next Thursday, April 21 at 7pm, the Albany Bicycle Coalition and the Pine Hills Neighborhood Association will host a presentation by TSTC Albany Legislative Advocate Nadine Lemmon. Nadine will discuss the work of the NY State Transportation Equity Alliance (NYSTEA), a 70+ member coalition addressing transportation equity issues on both the state and federal levels. [...] Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman testified before the House Appropriations Committee last week that with ridership growing more than 36% since 2000, the national passenger railroad company is on pace to break its annual ridership record of 28.7 million passengers, which was set last year. Ridership has not only increased on all three [...] As we reported last week, NJDOT’s proposed fiscal year 2012 Capital Plan currently eliminates all funding for New Jersey’s Transit Village program; however, there may be a glimmer of hope that the money for this program will be reinstated. Prompted by NJ Future during an April 7 roundtable discussion at TransAction, a statewide transportation [...] |
 
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