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A few weeks ago, Connecticut’s Office of Policy and Management issued a Request for Applications for the state’s first-ever transit-oriented-development pilot program. The $5 million used for the program was released in Governor Dan Malloy’s first State Bond Commission hearing and was welcomed after three years of delays. According to the announcement, the grants [...] Tri-State’s newest report, Older Pedestrians at Risk, finds that older pedestrians continue to be far more likely to be killed while walking than their younger neighbors. In addition, the tri-state region continues to have a much higher older pedestrian fatality rate than the rest of the country. Between 2007 and 2009, 433 pedestrians aged [...] Click to tell Albany to support a complete streets law. The breadth and number of organizations and individuals supporting the NYS Complete Streets bill (S.5411) is staggering, and their reasons for supporting it are as diverse as their missions. More than 60 groups have submitted memos of support to the legislature (read the full list [...] Ridesharing services, like GoodGoingWNY.com in Western New York, are seeing increased interest as gas prices spike. As gasoline prices steadily approach the $4-per-gallon mark, it is no secret that driving a car is the most expensive way to get around. As people seek out alternate modes of transportation so they can ditch [...] The Nassau Hub area. One of the more ironic planning efforts going on in the region today is Nassau County’s study to add transit — buses, light rail, or an automated “people mover” – to the Nassau Hub area, which is roughly in the center of the county and includes Hofstra University, Nassau Community [...] Downtown Cranford, just north of the train station. Municipalities in New Jersey continue to sing the praises of NJDOT’s Transit Village program, which helps towns support walkable, transit-oriented downtowns but has been cut out of the department’s fiscal year 2012 capital program. In the spring/summer issue of the Cranford Downtown Management Corporation’s Downtown [...] |
 
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