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Route 11 in northern New York. The "rooftop highway" would follow a similar path. | Map: Northern Tier Expressway Study. Back in October, Mobilizing the Region reported about a fork-in-the-road decision for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT): would it build a brand new, $4 billion “rooftop highway” in northern New York [...]
Members of NYSTEA get off the bus in front of the capitol, ready to ask Albany to support transit This week in Albany, for the first time ever, a diverse group of transportation advocates—riders, transit operators, laborers, contractors, manufacturers, business owners, and smart growth advocates—spoke in unison: “invest in transit: [...] Love transit? This Valentine’s Day, join Tri-State Transportation Campaign as we lobby in Albany. On February 13th, we’ll be rallying at Transit Awareness Day, and the New York State Transportation Equity Alliance’s first annual conference will be held on the 13th and 14th. The rally on the 13th, which will take place at [...] The Capitol | Photo: Matt H. Wade Legislators grew frustrated with New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Commissioner Joan McDonald at a hearing last week, bristling at what Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) called her “almost deliberate opaqueness” during a session about the department’s proposed 2012-13 budget. Governor Cuomo’s budget makes significant [...] Westchester's Beeline Bus is vital to the area's senior citizens Westchester County seniors named transportation as their number one priority, both today and in the future, according to a county survey conducted by the Westchester Department of Senior Programs and Services (DSPS). Income security was found to be the second greatest need, followed [...] 
Aerial photo of gas well heads in Oklahoma. Country roads aren't built to withstand heavy truck traffic. Today is the last day for public comment on New York’s proposed fracking regulations. The controversial energy extraction process, in which workers inject chemicals into the earth to remove natural gas, has environmentalists [...] Photo – Structures:NYC Governor Cuomo laid out a set of ambitious plans during last week’s State of the State address. While more details will emerge with the Governor’s budget in mid-January, here’s a preliminary, issue-by-issue rundown of the speech and its ramifications for transportation. Tappan Zee Bridge Governor Cuomo didn’t talk much about the [...]  Chart: NFTA Yesterday, the commissioners of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) formally adopted a plan to cut 22% of service miles from their Metro transit system. These cuts attempt to address NFTA’s $15 million budget shortfall, which stems from increased operating costs and reduced funding from Albany (money that’s known as State [...] Top: Fuschillo. Bottom: Zeldin. This past year, Albany was both green and oily on transportation issues, according to the recently released 2011 Voters’ Guide done by EPL/Environmental Advocates, the only scorecard that grades New York State lawmakers according to their votes on bills that could help or harm our air, land, and water. [...] Two non-Tappan-Zee stories from the Hudson Valley: Lewisboro Passes Complete Streets Policy On October 11, with a unanimous Town Board vote, Lewisboro became the first town in Westchester County to adopt a Complete Streets policy. Town Board member Dan Walsh, the champion of the effort, told the Lewisboro Ledger that this “modest first step” [...] |
 
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