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Governor Cuomo. Photo: patja New York State’s 2012 draft budget gave transportation some much needed attention. If the plan is adopted, the state will dispense $4.4 billion to New York’s transit systems ($4 billion to the MTA and $430 million to non-MTA systems). The increase in aid comes from tax restructuring and revenue increases from [...] Naughty or nice? Transit advocates and LI Bus riders have been demanding for months to see the final service contract between Nassau County and Veolia Transportation, the private bus operator selected by the county to begin providing service next year. The county refused until last night, releasing the contract two days after Election [...] Metro-North has added trains to the Harlem and Hudson Lines. With track fires and derailments creating havoc, commuters on the region’s rails need some good news. And Metro-North is stepping up to deliver it. To accommodate its growing ridership, Metro-North is adding more service to weekday rush hour and weekend trains. Since March [...]
Local elected officials on both sides of the Tappan Zee Bridge are speaking up for transit after Governor Cuomo’s announcement that the bridge replacement project is moving forward without plans for bus rapid transit or commuter rail. Over the ten-year study period, NYSDOT held multiple meetings with local and state elected [...] A bus rapid transit system connecting destinations throughout the I-287 corridor in Westchester and Rockland Counties had strong regional support. But it appears to have been dropped from the project. “One of the most important findings is that traffic forecasts clearly demonstrate a demand for travel in the corridor that cannot be accommodated [...] Rally participants at City Hall in NYC. On Tuesday, transit advocates, labor, elected officials, and transit users stood together on the steps of City Hall to call on Congressional leaders, Governor Cuomo, and Mayor Bloomberg to support transit. Concerned about the outlook of the subways, buses, and rails amidst projected funding cuts in [...] The N. White Plains Metro-North station. After months of advocating for improved bike facilities at many of Metro-North’s most widely used stations, the Bike Walk Alliance of Westchester announced that improvements will finally be coming to North White Plains. As reported by The Journal News, the MTA will build 20 bike parking spaces and add [...] It’s been five years since NYC passed a landmark Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) to alleviate the burden of garbage disposal in low-income communities and communities of color throughout the five boroughs, but most of the plan’s benefits have yet to materialize. Implementation of the SWMP, which was passed by the NYC Council in [...] |
 
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