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Winners Senator Lobiondo supported an amendment to the House transportation bill that would have restored funding for bicycle and pedestrian programs | Photo: markn3tel James Vacca—the chair of the City Council Transportation Committee called traffic safety “a serious civil rights issue” after Councilwoman Gale Brewer introduced legislation that would help blind pedestrians navigate [...] Your weekly guide to heroic and villainous actions in tri-state transportation and development. Winners Metro-North's New Haven Line posted record ridership | photo: Wikimedia Commons [...] Your weekly guide to heroic and villainous actions in tri-state transportation and smart growth. This week’s winners: Governor Cuomo Hastings-on-Hudson—the Westchester village’s Board of Trustees passed a resolution urging Governor Cuomo to include mass transit in the Tappan Zee replacement plan. Hastings-on-Hudson’s resolution affirms what TSTC [...]  ConnDOT Commissioner Jim Redeker In 2007, after a troubled widening of I-84, a reform commission reported that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) “badly needs fundamental change.” TSTC analyses indicate that ConnDOT has been slowly improving since then, and we sat down with Commissioner Jim Redeker, who has headed the agency since last March, to talk about his work. He will be speaking at tomorrow’s transportation financing forum in Hartford. TSTC: How did your work at NJ Transit prepare you for the commissioner job? Commissioner Jim Redeker: I think that Connecticut is much like New Jersey was 30 years ago: there’s not a lot of transportation-oriented development happening, there’s still opportunity for new investment in transit and opportunity to improve branch lines. And I really came to try to make a difference there. And now for the much-awaited second iteration of TSTC’s ‘Winners and Losers’ column, your weekly guide to heroic and villainous actions in tri-state transportation. This week’s winners: Michael Bloomberg: Winner Mayor Bloomberg—the Mayor’s State of the City speech showed his laudable urban planning ethos. He pledged to double the number of 20 [...] The New York Senate confirmed Joseph Lhota as the Chairman and CEO of the MTA yesterday. Lhota faces an imposing set of challenges at the MTA: an expiring contract with the Transport Workers’ Union, an unfunded capital program, and, of course, the operation and maintenance of America’s only 24-hour subway system. TSTC has assembled [...] Welcome to the inaugural “Winners and Losers,” your guide to the week’s heroic and villainous actions in tri-state transportation and smart growth. This week’s winners (who did things we like): Senator Chuck Schumer— New York’s stalwart Senator is leading the fight to restore the federal transit tax benefit, which lapsed at the end of [...] Photo: Elvert Barnes In the spirit of the New Year, TSTC has drawn up a list of resolutions that we’d like to see various transportation officials and elected entities abide by. Note: all of these quotes are fabricated, unless otherwise noted. “We resolve to listen to years of community planning and build a [...] The MTA had this message for travelers in the region this year. Looking back at the year in transportation advocacy reveals that there’s a lot to be thankful for: Safer streets for all in New York State… In one of this year’s most inspirational stories, Long Island mother Sandi Vega became a citizen [...] Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s 2011 Annual Benefit, “Stepping Toward Safer Streets,” is tonight, November 3 from 6pm to 9 pm in New York City. The event will take place at Top of the Garden at 251 W. 30th St (16th floor) – steps from Penn Station. We hope you can join us for one of the best [...] |
 
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