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The Long Island Rail Road has been plagued by switch problems, signal issues, and track breaks over the past few months, which has caused headaches for commuters and businesses. The string of service disruptions demonstrates that the New York State Senate must quickly adopt the MTA’s Capital Program proposal, which would fill the MTA Capital [...] Steve Bellone. photo: stevebellone.com As County Executive Steve Bellone settles into his new post in Suffolk, there’s reason to hope that he’ll usher in an era of sustainable transportation and land use. During his time as Supervisor of the Town of Babylon, Bellone adopted Long Island’s first complete streets policy, pursued transit-oriented development [...] Photo: Mira Hartford Last week, the Connecticut Department of Transportation provided a friendly holiday reminder to transit riders that the first of three scheduled 4% fare increases will take effect on January 1, 2012. The fare increase really is a gift that keeps on giving—it will be the first of three consecutive 4% [...] Photo: Kriston Lewis Late Monday night, the Nassau County Legislature unanimously adopted an amended version of a contract with Veolia Transportation. While the new contract still cedes much power to Veolia, the amendments and a new memorandum of understanding do guarantee that there will be no fare increases in 2012, no cuts to Able-Ride [...] (Click to download the report.) On Monday, the Nassau County Legislature’s Rules Committee voted 4-3 to support a much-maligned bus contract between Nassau County and Veolia Transportation. The contract now will be the subject of a public hearing next Monday, December 5, at 1:00 pm at the Nassau County Legislature. According to [...] Governor Malloy and FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff at the signing agreement on Monday. (Photo: Scott Vargas/FoxCT) Apparently 13 is a lucky number for Central Connecticut transit riders and businesses. That’s because after 13 years, Connecticut and the Federal Transit Administration have finally signed off on a Full Funding Grant Agreement for the Hartford-New Britain [...] A rendering of the Wyandanch Rising project in Babylon, NY. Today, the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council released its list of “transformative” projects that it will seek funding for as part of the statewide competitive process created by Gov. Cuomo. Its 13 picks show that the Long Island council understood the opportunities that [...] Goodwin College's new campus in East Hartford, CT is being built on a former brownfield site. As a way to jump-start the state’s economy, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a $626 million bipartisan jobs bill last month. Included in the jobs bill were some important transportation and land use investments, as well as [...] Legislative districts on Long Island are up for election this year. Local elections often go unnoticed, especially in an “off year” like 2011 when state and federal elections aren’t on the ballot. While this is unfortunate for many reasons, it’s particularly unfortunate because these local races often determine the direction of land use [...] Nassau's 2012 budget cuts annual funding to Long Island Bus to just $2.5 million. Late Sunday night, the Nassau County Legislature adopted its $2.63 billion budget along party lines, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats against. Included in the budget was $2.5 million for LI Bus, which represents a 73% cut in [...] |
 
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