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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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] The unions, business groups, civic and good government organizations, community groups, and transportation advocates above sent a joint letter to legislators calling for a long-term MTA funding plan. The pressure on Governor Paterson and the New York State Legislature to stop drastic MTA fare hikes and service cuts continues to build. The [...] Captain Asphalt at a recent meeting. Yesterday at the NYMTC Annual Meeting, Timothy Gilchrist was once again dubbed “Captain Asphalt.” It’s the second time MTR has heard the title be used to describe New York State’s Senior Advisor for Infrastructure charged with distributing $2.3 billion in transportation stimulus funds; the first was in [...]  The town of Brookhaven will use its grant for an environmental review of its plan to develop around the Ronkonkoma LIRR station. A community visioning process to identify ways to reuse the old Department of Public Works site next to the Ossining Train Station. Changing city ordinances to allow denser development at key locations along Newark’s successful Springfield Ave bus rapid transit “GoBus” route. These are two of the eight projects that will receive funding via the One Region Funders Group, The Fund for New Jersey, and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s community assistance grants program announced today. The grants will help towns promote residential and commercial development within a half-mile of bus or rail stations, a concept otherwise known as transit-oriented development. Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000, and the eight winners were selected from over 40 applicants. The Westchester, Long Island, and New Jersey grants were announced today, with funds going to Mount Vernon, Ossining, and Peekskill in Westchester; Babylon and Brookhaven in Long Island; and Newark and Trenton in New Jersey. The Connecticut grant will be announced at a public event next week. The program is supported by The Fund for New Jersey and the One Region Funders’ Group, a partnership of private funders including the Westchester Community Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Fairfield County Community Foundation, Long Island Community Foundation, New York Community Trust, Rauch Foundation, and the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. The descriptions of winning projects and quotes from recipient town officials, as well as the many applicants we unfortunately could not fund, show that interest in transit-oriented development is strong throughout the region. (Project descriptions and quotes below:) » Continue reading… |
 
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