A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond.
WINNERS
New Haven DOT — The department received praise last week for a revised cycletrack plan which maintains a protected right of way for bicyclists without removing parking, and it announced a “down-and-dirty, low-budget, citizen-powered” pop-up protected bike lane on a street that’s overdue for traffic calming.
2 and 7 train riders — The MTA announced this week that it will increase weekend service on the 2 and 7 trains starting later this year.
Rochester’s RTS Transit Center — The RTS Transit Center has been named 2016’s National Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association.
Paterson, NJ — The neighborhood surrounding Paterson’s NJ Transit station lost population between 2000 and 2008, but since then, transit-oriented development has attracted more than 200 new residents to the area each year.
LOSERS
Bikeshare users in Hudson County, NJ — Bickering about bikeshare in Hoboken and Jersey City has led to a situation in which everybody loses.
Suffolk County, NY — A new report from the American Lung Association says Suffolk has the worst air quality in New York.
NYPD 78th Precinct — Truck traffic is a known problem on the Brooklyn street where a bicyclist was killed by an off-route tractor trailer driver on Wednesday, but the 78th Precinct only issues on average one truck route violation every three months.
Provo, Utah — Utah’s Happy Valley region leads the country in job growth and has the nation’s dirtiest air, but residents say bringing bus rapid transit to Provo is “premature, very burdensome and a little ridiculous.”
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