During the drafting of federal stimulus legislation, Transportation for America — a national coalition of over 225 organizations including Tri-State — was an active voice for increasing transit funds in the package. With the bill signed into law, the coalition is now working to ensure that the next 5-year federal transportation bill tackles the problems [...]
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The MTA's "doomsday" budget eliminates the W train and includes many other service cuts. Several key developments in the MTA’s funding saga have taken place in the past week: On Tuesday, 10 members of the MTA Board traveled to Albany to lobby state lawmakers in support of the Ravitch Plan. While MTA chairman [...] Transportation Alternatives’ recently-released report Terminal Velocity: New York City’s Speeding Epidemic documents drivers’ speeds at 13 of the most dangerous locations in the five boroughs. In one of the largest surveys of its kind conducted in the city, T.A. found that, citywide, 39% of motorists are driving above the 30 mph citywide speed limit [...]
Route 1 and Plainfield Ave. in Edison is one of the intersections to get a red light camera. 70 red-light citations were issued and 113 accidents occurred at the intersection last year. Late last month, NJDOT announced that six more municipalities will be participating in a red light camera pilot program created last year. [...] Late last month the New York City Council passed two laws aimed at reducing vehicle idling and the harmful emissions it creates. Intro 40 expands the agencies which can enforce idling prohibitions to the Department of Parks and Recreations and the Department of Sanitation. These two agencies will join with the Department of Environmental Protection [...] On Wednesday the City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Resolution that will require indoor, secure, long-term bicycle parking in new multi-family residential, community facility and commercial buildings. City Planning surveys have found that a lack of bicycle parking in offices is one of the main [...] A concept drawing for bus-oriented development at Central and Harding Aves. in White Plains. Westchester County continues to move forward on creating a BRT line on Central Avenue and is making concerted efforts to incorporate transit-oriented development at three sites along the route. Naomi Klein, the project manager for the study, gave an update on [...] Today, a scoping session for parts of the Riverside South development in Manhattan will be held today from 6:00 to 8:45 PM at the City Planning Commission located at 22 Reade Street. This portion of the large development, being proposed by Extell Corporation, would occupy West 59th Street to West 61st Street along the Hudson [...] New York Voices will air on Tuesday, Dec. 16th at 8:00 pm As part of its “Blueprint America” program, PBS affiliate Thirteen/WNET New York will air a “New York Voices” segment about the MTA’s financial crisis and its impact on the major proposed and existing transit capital projects slated for completion over the next decade. [...] |
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