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 [...]
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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 [...] 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 [...] 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, [...] 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 [...] 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toll plazas provides another reason for new MTA chairman Jay Walder to direct his agency to finally get rid of the outdated, congestion-causing barrier arms on its bridges and tunnels. [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] |
 
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