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 The Livingston Avenue Bridge is one of only a few connections between Albany and Rensselaer, making it critically important that pedestrians and cyclists get access to the bridge. When Florida Governor Rick Scott rejected $2 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail earlier this year, NYSDOT Commissioner Joan McDonald was quick to the [...] At a press conference in May discussing the Christie Administration’s decision to offer approximately $200 million in financing, in the form of tax breaks, to Mall of America developer Triple Five, Triple Five Senior Vice President Paul Ghermezian called American Dream Meadowlands (the planned northern NJ mall formerly known as Xanadu) “the center of [...] A few places in the U.S. get a lot of attention for their planning and transportation policy reforms. New York City’s PlaNYC, unprecedented in its ambition, is a worthy model for others, and unusually progressive smaller cities like Portland and Seattle are often in the news for their efforts. Other than these outliers, it’s [...] [UPDATE: Gov. Cuomo has signed the bill.] NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that he would sign a Complete Streets bill (S5411.A/A8366) that will make roads safer. The move was hailed by advocates because it will save lives and encourage walking and cycling, leading to environmental and public health benefits. Hundreds of New Yorkers are [...] Long Island Bus riders, students, local elected officials and various other groups are hosting a “People’s Hearing” on the privatization of Long Island Bus, since the county doesn’t appear to be holding hearings of its own and much of the plan remains unclear. This hearing has a new location, the Ethical Humanist Society of [...] A concept rendering of a potential new East River esplanade and greenway. In recent decades, New York City has done much to open up its waterfront with new parks and piers. A key part of that has been the Hudson River Greenway, a bicycle and pedestrian path along the river that has become [...] New Jersey’s public transit system links residents with economic centers both inside and outside the state. But the state has committed steadily smaller shares of transportation capital spending to transit, as shown by a review of its transportation capital programs. In fiscal year 2004, nearly half of the program was dedicated to transit. In [...] A new report from NYC’s Independent Budget Office examines the many dedicated taxes and fees that help underwrite the health of the MTA and keep transit riders moving in downstate New York. Dedicated taxes and fees represented about 40% of the MTA’s $10.9 billion operating budget in 2010, with the rest coming from fares, tolls, [...] The B44 doesn't run in bus lanes today, but much of the route will have them in the future, speeding up buses as part of New York's Select Bus Service initiative. The B44 bus line in central Brooklyn, New York City’s fifth busiest route, carries more than 40,000 riders a day. But it hardly [...] |
 
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