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Gov. Paterson has proposed $7 billion in NYSDOT capital funds for the next 2 years, far less than the agency says it needs. Few things are as symbolic of New York's deteriorating infrastructure as upstate's Champlain Bridge, which was demolished last year after it was declared unsafe and beyond repair. Governor Paterson’s budget, released last [...] Top: Students and community activists protested in East New York against a plan to end the student MetroCard program. Bottom: NYC Council Speaker Quinn and Councilmember Vacca held a press conference with advocates at City Hall. Today, despite protests citywide, the MTA Board approved a package of drastic service cuts and an end to free [...] NYSDOT may be lacking money and political support for its newly released 2010-2015 capital program, but the program shows the agency is moving slowly toward a more sustainable policy. As is customary in New York, the program amounts to the same funding level as the transit portion of the MTA’s proposed five-year capital program, about $25 [...] State Sens. Espada (on left) and Monserrate at a press conference on the MTA. The two were influential in dropping bridge tolls from the MTA funding package. EPL/Environment Advocates announced an addition to its annual Voter’s Guide this morning: the “Oil Slick” award, which will be bestowed on the “public figure who has done the [...] The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is pleased to welcome our new federal advocate, Ya-Ting Liu! As Congress prepares to reauthorize the overarching federal transportation legislation, SAFETEA-LU, Ya-Ting will help TSTC serve as an effective local advocate in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut for the Transportation for America campaign. She will also conduct an assessment to [...] The MTA has released its next capital program, which outlines the agency’s rebuilding and expansion plans between 2010 and 2014. According to the MTA, 73% of the $28 billion program ($25.5 billion for NYC Transit, LIRR, and Metro-North and $2.5 billion for MTA Bridges and Tunnels) is for rebuilding existing infrastructure. The rest is for expansion [...] Long Island has the two most dangerous roads in the region for pedestrians, the Hempstead Turnpike and Sunrise Highway. Respectively, 15 and 12 pedestrians perished on the roadways between 2005 and 2007, continuing a long-term trend of Nassau and Suffolk Counties having some of the most dangerous roads in New York. But the numbers didn’t stop [...] Sander. To the dismay of transit advocates, Elliot “Lee” Sander announced his resignation as CEO/executive director of the MTA yesterday. The news came a few hours after Governor Paterson signed a bill to reduce fare increases and stop service cuts and publicly called for reform and a shakeup of MTA management. Sander’s tenure at the agency [...] An early rendering of NYSDOT's Route 347 plan. Things are starting to change for the better at the Long Island regional office of NYSDOT, Region 10. For years, TSTC, community groups, and smart growth advocates have criticized Region 10 for being too highway-oriented and dismissive of community interests. Calls for reform were heard from Montauk to [...] |
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