Three recently released publications will be powerful tools in shaping transportation policy in New York City beyond the Bloomberg Administration. Two are progress reports on Mayor Bloomberg’s 127-point sustainability agenda, PlaNYC; the other is the NYC Department of Transportation’s strategic plan.
Building a Greener Future
The New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) PlaNYC progress [...]
New Yorkers support congestion pricing 59%-38% if the money raised is used to improve mass transit, according to a Quinnipiac poll released last week. The results are virtually identical to those of a January poll (which MTR covered here).
The poll also found, however, that only 43% of New Yorkers think it is very or [...]
Though ConnDOT and the MTA have been sluggish to catch on to the potential of transit-oriented development (TOD), both agencies recently made clear their intent to embrace TOD principles.
At yesterday’s State of the MTA speech, MTA CEO Elliot Sander said his agency must “be a catalyst for environmentally sound land-use, smart growth and transit-oriented development.” [...]
February 7, 2008 – 2:13 pm
New Jersey transportation and environmental organizations convened in Trenton today to voice opposition to plans to widen the Garden State Parkway, NJ Turnpike, and Atlantic City Expressway. The three projects in total are estimated to cost nearly $3 billion, even though they will provide no long-term congestion relief.
Earlier this week, over two dozen transportation [...]
January 8, 2008 – 11:24 am
In 2007, New Jersey prioritized other policies over the smart-growth oriented NJFIT program.
New Jersey began 2007 far ahead of New York and Connecticut in terms of sustainable transportation planning. While New York and Connecticut progressed slowly toward more sustainable policies in 2007, New Jersey, unfortunately, headed backwards. Though NJDOT maintained a capital plan focused on [...]
January 4, 2008 – 4:45 pm
Connecticut began 2007 having made some recovery from the backwards policies of former Gov. John Rowland. Earlier in her term, which began in 2004, Gov. Jodi Rell worked with the legislature to pass more than $3 billion of investment in the state’s transportation infrastructure. She also took steps on smart growth, creating an Office [...]
January 3, 2008 – 10:57 am
Astrid Glynn, Eliot Spitzer, and Lee Sander
During his campaign for governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer repeatedly and infamously declared that “on day one, everything changes.” On transportation, Spitzer talked about the need for the state to push smart growth and transit-oriented development, leaving many advocates hopeful that state agencies would finally figure [...]
December 6, 2007 – 4:05 pm
Groups Say Toll Increases Are Necessary to Meet Regional Infrastructure Needs
NEWARK - Today, a coalition of transportation, construction and environmental advocacy groups announced support for the Port Authority’s long-term transportation security and capital construction plan. The agency’s proposed plan will invest $650 million a year in security and $29.5 billion over the next ten years [...]
November 23, 2007 – 11:00 am
Yesterday we discussed the many policy developments we’re thankful for. Today, we’re stuffed with turkey (and tofurkey) and can barely move, which has given us plenty of time to consider how far the region has to go towards a balanced transportation network. We are definitely still thankful, but we’d be more thankful if…
Congestion pricing opponents [...]
November 22, 2007 – 11:15 am
It’s astonishing to look back at this year in transportation advocacy and realize just how much we have to be thankful for:
Congestion pricing is on the table. Around this time last year, the Tri-State Campaign released a poll which found that 73% of New Yorkers believed that congestion pricing would be effective in reducing traffic [...]
