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Attendees heard perspectives on the MTA capital plan from business, labor, environmental, planning, and transportation groups. Over 20 Long Island county and state elected officials heard about the 2010-2014 MTA Capital Plan and how it would benefit the region during a legislative breakfast last Thursday at the Huntington Hilton in Melville. The breakfast was hosted [...] State Sen. LeBeau was one of the few candidates willing to discuss specific revenue sources for transportation. On Friday, Keep CT Moving, a coalition of labor and business groups for transportation investment, held a gubernatorial forum for the Democratic candidates for Governor. The six candidates, former Connecticut House Speaker Jim Amann, Secretary of State Susan [...] Mangano. In what Newsday and others are calling a “stunning” upset, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi has lost his bid for re-election to County Legislator Ed Mangano. During his tenure as County Executive, Suozzi was a proponent of smart growth through his visions of “New Suburbia” and “Cool Downtowns,” but often failed to adequately fund [...] 1000 Friends of Connecticut, a planning group that has worked with Tri-State to accomplish major reforms like the passage of complete streets legislation, is seeking a new CEO. Current CEO and President Heidi Green is stepping down to take a position at Trinity College. We thank her for her work to make Connecticut’s transportation network [...] It has been the “fall of fare hike fights” here at Tri-State. MTR has documented at length the bus and rail fare hike fights in Connecticut as well as the fight to stave off cuts in Nassau County’s contribution to LI Bus over the past weeks and months. Well the results are in, and they are [...] Even if every one of Connecticut's historic rail stations was reactivated, over 90% of residents would be beyond walking distance of a train station — one of the many reasons why a robust bus system is needed in the state. (Click to expand; warning: original image is 2200 pixels wide). Why is bus rapid transit [...] Tri-State's Ryan Lynch called on Nassau County legislators to protect Long Island Bus riders from potential service cuts and the second fare hike in a year. “How can Nassau County’s elected officials understand the hardships facing LI Bus riders if they refuse to take a 15 minute bus trip?” asked Ryan Lynch, Tri-State’s senior [...] Riders board a CT TRANSIT bus. Connecticut’s budget continues to frustrate transit advocates. In the latest twist in the protracted process, Gov. Rell has vetoed a bill that would have staved off bus and rail fare increases. This isn’t the first time she’s kept transit riders on the hook. To recap: The year started off with [...] In a move that should be lauded by transportation and smart growth advocates statewide, the Connecticut Department of Transportation is reevaluating whether the Route 11 expansion project fits within the state’s transportation priorities. The Route 11 project would have extended the highway through sparsely developed land to the I-395/95 junction. Essentially this means that ConnDOT has [...] Some state officials are predicting that bus fares will stay flat while rail fares increase. Last week, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a 2010-11 budget that is expected to become law without Governor Rell’s signature, concluding the longest budget stand-off in Connecticut’s history. The budget has received plenty of criticism from around the state, but [...] |
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