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The percentage of NJDOT's capital program going to road capacity expansion has significantly increased in recent years. What’s the difference between NJDOT’s Final Transportation Capital Program for Fiscal Year 2012, made publicly available this month, and the agency’s draft program released in March 2011? A lot. And although the agency’s yearly capital programs [...] While roadway improvements have made biking safer in the tri-state area, in many places bikers must still take their lives into their own hands when they ride. In particular, bicyclists on Long Island have a much higher fatality rate than others in the tri-state region. A recent Newsday article highlights the dangers of biking [...] Tri-State’s newest report, Older Pedestrians at Risk, finds that older pedestrians continue to be far more likely to be killed while walking than their younger neighbors. In addition, the tri-state region continues to have a much higher older pedestrian fatality rate than the rest of the country. Between 2007 and 2009, 433 pedestrians aged [...] A new analysis of the NJDOT’s fiscal year 2012 capital program shows that maintenance and repair continue to make up the largest category of spending, but also finds a higher percentage of funds going to highway and bridge expansion than in any year in nearly a decade. “The analysis makes us concerned the NJDOT [...] Eastchester workers paint sharrows on the stretch of California Rd shown here. Across the tri-state region, communities are embracing initiatives that make their streets safer for bicyclists while costing little. One recent example is the Town of Eastchester, New York. On July 1, Eastchester workers painted sharrows along California Road between New Rochelle [...] The Route 120 bridge, as seen in April. As noted again and again in MTR, New York State’s budget problems and an infrastructure in disrepair are threatening people’s livelihoods and perhaps even their lives. The latest case of these infrastructure afflictions took place in the Town of New Castle, which encompasses the hamlets [...]
The bulk of New York's high-speed rail funds will be used for improvements on the Empire Corridor (in red), which connects Buffalo with other upstate population centers and New York City. (Click to view more details.) In April, New York’s plan for high-speed rail through upstate appeared in jeopardy after [...] The cost of many monthly commuter rail tickets exceeds $120, which used to be the maximum amount transit riders could set aside in pre-tax dollars. When the federal stimulus was passed last year, the pre-tax income employees enrolled in a transit benefit program could put towards their commutes was increased, from $120 per [...] (Click to read the draft plan.) On Earth Day, New Rochelle released “GreeNR,” a citywide sustainability plan that addresses everything from decreasing energy use to increasing public participation — and puts plenty of emphasis on green transportation. The plan’s recommendations are intended “to help guide municipal action for the next twenty years,” according [...] |
 
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