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Tarrytown and New Rochelle recently joined the growing ranks of municipalities including Yonkers, Dobbs Ferry, Wesley Hills, Greenburgh, Hastings-on-Hudson and Croton-on-Hudson, as well as the North Westchester Energy Action Consortium (members shown in blue) in passing resolutions in support of transit in the Tappan Zee project. While the state moves forward with pile driving [...] Tri-State has started running radio ads on 1010 Wins urging Rockland and Westchester residents to demand transit on the Tappan Zee Bridge’s replacement. Public hearings on the project’s draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) will take place on February 28 and March 1. The ad text is as follows: It’s now or never to tame traffic on the Tappan [...] The Tappan Zee | Photo: rockinfree Communities on both sides of the Tappan Zee Bridge are concerned over the state’s proposed elimination of transit from the Tappan Zee project. Several have begun to call on the state, the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration to restore transit to the project. Earlier [...] The North Westchester Energy Action Consortium (NWEAC), a group representing 14 Westchester municipalities and their 230,000 residents, has followed the lead of the town of Hastings-on-Hudson in passing a resolution that calls on “Governor Cuomo, the New York State Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Authority to restore dedicated [...]
Buses across the Tappan Zee run infrequently, even at rush hour. Photo: Dani Simons Even if Westchester’s transportation infrastructure is set up to funnel workers into New York City, more than 70% of commuters traveling across the Tappan Zee are on their way to jobs in the suburbs. Westchester residents [...] |
 
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