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Planned developments on the West Side, as described in the Wall Street Journal. The dormant parcel of West Side land known as the Hudson Yards is finally seeing some activity. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the site’s developer, Related Cos., has begun clearing the land in preparation for future construction. It’s [...] The MTA's board (not including chairman Jay Walder). Click for larger version. Now that Governor Cuomo has staffed his Cabinet and made nominations for some key posts, he might want to focus his attention on the MTA Board. Nearly two-thirds of the MTA’s board members — fourteen — will be up for reappointment [...] (Click to download a flier with more information.) [Update: The Town Hall will take place on February 15.] Tomorrow, the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance (SBRWA) will host a town hall meeting at the East Bronx Academy for the Future in the South Bronx to discuss the state Department of Transportation’s two proposals [...] NYC residents may soon get some relief from an onslaught of long-distance and commuter buses. Last Friday Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, whose district includes Chinatown, where long-distance buses have been driving local residents crazy, introduced legislation that takes a first shot at managing the growing private bus industry in NYC. The bill (A4578/S2977) authorizes [...] Mobilizing the Region will be on break from December 24 through January 3 as we get on track for a tough year ahead. In the meantime, we ask that you consider a year end gift to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign: As a Mobilizing the Region reader, you know that 2010 has been a challenging [...] Worried about transit’s funding outlook in 2011, today over two dozen groups sent a letter to Governor-elect Cuomo urging his administration against raiding money from transit’s dedicated pot of money. Projections for a $9.2 billion state budget deficit beginning April 2011 are sending tremors throughout the transit, environmental, labor, construction, good government, and policy [...] New York City's tax dollars at work. Derek Jeter may be feeling a little sore after some tough contract negotiations with the Yankees, but he’s got nothing on New York City’s taxpayers. Even after parking prices rise significantly next year, taxpayers will likely continue to help bail out the financially struggling Bronx Parking [...] Some bus riders in Westchester County have been spared a painful service cut after weeks of protesting the elimination of a critical bus route into Manhattan. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino announced on Thursday that the Bee-Line BxM4C bus, which provides express service along Central Avenue with stops in White Plains, Greenburgh and Yonkers to [...] Torrential March storms can make it seem like the sky is falling down, but the Associated General Contractors want New Yorkers to know it’s really the bridges. Their new project NYBridgesAreFallingDown.com uses NYSDOT data to identify 163 bridges throughout the state that are “very dangerous,” in worse condition than the Lake Champlain Bridge was [...] |
 
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