A report released last month by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign named Atlantic Avenue the most dangerous road for pedestrians in Brooklyn with 9 deaths over the three years from 2006 to 2008. Nearby Fourth Avenue ranked third with 6 pedestrian fatalities in the same period. Both roads ranked among the most dangerous in the entire [...]
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New Jersey’s new plan to tackle global warming is more serious than prior efforts, thanks to input from advocates. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s final Greenhouse Gas Recommendation Report, released in December, was mandated by 2007’s Global Warming Response Act (GWRA), which requires NJ to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by [...] Demolition performed as part of the Atlantic Yards project has blighted large swaths of downtown Brooklyn. Several Brooklyn civic and community organizations, joined by local elected representatives, argued in state court today that the Empire State Development Corporation improperly rushed through major changes to the Atlantic Yards project without legally required study. The modified plan changed [...] Heeding the call from Tri-State and other groups, the New Jersey Department of Transportation has adopted a complete streets policy, signed by Commissioner Stephen Dilts on December 10th. Complete streets is a policy that requires new or rehabilitated roads to be built for all users, including walkers, cyclist, transit riders, and drivers. Following Connecticut’s passage of [...] For over a year, the NYSDOT has been allowing cars with at least two occupants to use what was a bus-only lane on the Staten Island Expressway in the westbound direction (the eastbound bus lane was opened to carpools in April). The agency is also proposing an extension of the bus/HOV-2 lanes, from their current [...] NYSDOT would add an auxiliary lane to the Major Deegan (Click for larger image). [Update 11/20: You can now tell NYSDOT Acting Commissioner Stan Gee that you oppose this project via e-mail. TSTC has also made available the project's Draft Design Report. Read more here.] The New York State DOT had a hard time defending a [...] Tonight, Tuesday November 10, the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance (SBRWA) is hosting a town hall meeting at The Point in Hunts Point on the competing plans for the future of the Sheridan Expressway. The public is invited to come and learn about the plans and give their input on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create [...] Click to visit NYCDOT's website. New York City’s Bicycle Access to Buildings Law goes into effect on December 11, requiring many commercial landlords to provide bicycle access to tenants who request it. In preparation, the NYC Department of Transportation has created a website to guide people through this process. The site has info for both [...] Fatal traffic crashes rarely result in criminal charges in New York. [Update: Cy Vance, the Democratic nominee for Manhattan District Attorney, will give a short introduction to the event.] The past months have provided many high-profile examples of tragic traffic fatalities involving pedestrians, cyclists and other “vulnerable parties.” Too often these “accidents” have been the result [...] This time, it's personal: Widening Route 21 would impact properties on the west side of the road (on the left in the photo) — including my house. The following is a first-person account by TSTC general counsel Kyle Wiswall. Tri-State often works with victims of unnecessary road projects. But this is the first time one of [...] |
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