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Bus-mounted bike racks are a common sight on buses run by other transit agencies, such as the Macon, Ga. bus shown here. Westchester County is reportedly throwing away $4,000 that could be used to better link cycling and transit. Bike advocates tell MTR that a $1,500 bike lid (a unit that provides secure shelter for [...] Speaker Quinn appeared at a Tuesday rally in support of free student MetroCards. The outrage surrounding the MTA’s proposal to stop subsidizing free NYC student MetroCards has gotten a swift response from NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn and state officials. In a press event last Tuesday, the Speaker, along with the Straphangers Campaign, unveiled a [...] Commuter, intercity, and tour buses all benefit the city but can create problems for pedestrians and residents. New York City leaders are pondering ways to address the challenge of encouraging private bus ridership into Manhattan while managing limited street space and growing community concerns. This issue, which was the focus of a recent town hall [...] All-electronic tolling could further reduce emissions at toll plazas. A recent study showing the health impacts to infants living close to traffic jammed toll plazas provides another reason for new MTA chairman Jay Walder to direct his agency to finally get rid of the outdated, congestion-causing barrier arms on its bridges and tunnels. The study, [...] OUTRAGE has previously helped organize truck enforcement crackdowns. OUTRAGE, a local group advocating to reduce community impacts of truck traffic in North Brooklyn, is organizing a survey to document truck traffic in Williamsburg and Greenpoint and needs volunteers. OUTRAGE, which stands for Organizations United for Trash Reduction And Garbage Equity, conducted a similar truck study [...] The Brooklyn communities of Greenpoint and Williamsburg deal with some of the worst truck traffic in New York City and are calling on Mayor Bloomberg to do more about it. Brooklyn Community Board 1 recently sent a letter to the Mayor asking him to improve truck traffic management and enforcement by directing “all city agencies” [...] The “TEA” in recent multi-year federal transportation laws like TEA-21 (enacted in 1998) and the current legislation, SAFETEA-LU, stands for “Transportation Equity Act.” But those laws have fallen short in providing an equitable transportation system that provides mobility, involves community members in the planning process, and protects the environment and human health. That’s why a [...] New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson. New Rochelle has a message for developers in this Westchester County city: put in bike parking or put a check in the mail. A new bike parking requirement requires developers to install one bike parking space for every 10 car parking spaces built for new commercial or [...] On Monday, CSX Transportation unveiled four new ultra-low emission locomotives for exclusive operation at its Oak Point Yard in the heart of the South Bronx, a neighborhood long plagued by high asthma hospitalization rates, poor air quality, and disproportionate amounts of truck traffic. The new engines, known as GenSet, were retrofitted to existing rail cars and will [...] |
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