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When Jersey City Mayor-elect Steven Fulop takes office, what types of transportation policies will he bring with him? | Photo: NJ.com Change is in the air in Jersey City. On Tuesday, City Councilmember Steven Fulop defeated incumbent Jerramiah Healy to become the next mayor of the Garden State’s second most populous city. This new development [...]
According to the Federal Highway Administration, “[H]ighway and recreational facilities that fail to fully incorporate the needs of all users increase the likelihood of potential court settlements in favor of those who are excluded.” | Photo: Smart Growth America Ever since the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) adopted its Complete Streets policy in December 2009, [...] Last week in a room packed with community leaders and organizations, residents, elected officials and their staff, the NYC Departments of Transportation and City Planning presented preliminary scenarios leading up to final recommendations from its nearly two year long Sheridan-Hunts Point Land Use Study. The federally-funded (TIGER II), multi-agency study is analyzing how modifications to the Sheridan [...] An animation of the new Tappan Zee Bridge was unveiled earlier this week. | Image: New York State On Monday, the New York State Thruway Authority hosted a panel in Tarrytown to introduce the members of the Tappan Zee Constructors team that will build the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The event included a presentation and a [...] NY State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s Debt Impact Study, released this month, raises concerns about how New York pays for infrastructure funding. | Image: Office of the State Comptroller Earlier this week, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an analysis of the State’s current debt limit that notes that New York is precariously close to [...] A new reversible lane across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will connect existing HOV lanes along I-278 in Staten Island and Brooklyn. | Image: MTA.info A new reversible lane — the first of its kind on any MTA bridge or tunnel — will connect existing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on the Staten Island Expressway with those on [...] On Wednesday, the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance (SBRWA) will host a town hall meeting at the Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School in the South Bronx to discuss the status of the New York City multi-agency Sheridan Expressway-Hunts Point study. The discussion will include a recap of SBRWA’s recent efforts to ensure [...] |
 
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