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New Jerseyans support smart growth, a statewide planning strategy, expanding transit, and maintaining existing roads, according to a new poll released today by the Monmouth University Polling Institute. The poll was commissioned by Tri-State Transportation Campaign, New Jersey Future, the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, and Smart Growth America. New Jerseyans strongly support statewide planning and livable communities. [...] This graphic from the Wall Street Journal shows the city's timeline for filling in the Midtown gap in the East River Greenway. Mayor Bloomberg, NY state legislative leaders, and elected officials representing Manhattan’s East Side announced at a Wednesday City Hall press conference that the city and state had signed an agreement to [...] A federal government shutdown is officially off the table — at least for a few more weeks. The House voted on Tuesday to pass a “continuing resolution” that funds government operations through November 18, which means legislators can focus some attention on the fiscal year 2012 budget. The Depts. of Transportation and Housing & [...]  The signs of crumbling infrastructure in New York are everywhere, and state officials are actively discussing how to fix it given financial constraints. Paradoxically, momentum seems to be building for a $4 billion highway expansion project—the “Rooftop” Highway—in upstate New York. It’s a truly unlikely idea, perennially rehashed since the days of Richard Nixon, [...] "$2.5 million is woefully inadequate to run a bus system of the size and scope of Nassau County’s," TSTC executive director Kate Slevin said on Monday at the county's Executive and Legislative Building. "Without an increase in funding, bus riders will face service cuts and fare increases next year." LI Bus riders, faith [...] According to the NY State Comptroller's office projects, debt service on the MTA's bonds will top $3 billion a year by 2018. Future generations of transit riders should beware the MTA’s debt-backed plan to support its capital construction program. As a September report from NY State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli makes clear, the plan [...] |
 
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