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At CommuterBenefitsWorkForUs.com, workers can e-mail Congress in support of transit benefits. Many workers in the region who take advantage of commuter tax benefits could be out in the cold next year. Federal law allows workers to use pretax income to cover the cost of commuting, up to a limit of $230/month for parking [...] 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 [...] A federal government shutdown is officially off the table — at least for a few more weeks. The House voted on Tuesday to pass a “continuing resolution” that funds government operations through November 18, which means legislators can focus some attention on the fiscal year 2012 budget. The Depts. of Transportation and Housing & [...] 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 [...] [Update: The extension has passed both the House and Senate.] 700 days since the expiration of the last federal transportation bill and seven short-term extensions later, Congress is poised to pass (drum roll please) another 6-month extension. Yesterday, the House unanimously approved the eighth extension of SAFETEA-LU, which maintains current transportation spending levels through [...] A $450 million grant for the Northeast Corridor should lead to more reliable service on NJ Transit and Amtrak. USDOT announced today that it has released $745 million for two high-speed rail projects to improve service on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey and New York. The move ensures that Amtrak will receive the [...]  The Livingston Avenue Bridge is one of only a few connections between Albany and Rensselaer, making it critically important that pedestrians and cyclists get access to the bridge. When Florida Governor Rick Scott rejected $2 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail earlier this year, NYSDOT Commissioner Joan McDonald was quick to the [...] Last month, the Business Alliance for Northeast Mobility launched a new blog, “Back on Track: Northeast,” to follow the region’s progress towards establishing high-quality passenger rail service in the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The blog is meant to serve as a common platform for information and research regarding the importance and need for investment in the [...] Earlier this month, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair John Mica unveiled an outline for a 6-year federal transportation bill that would cut funding levels by about a third from existing levels, costing the region tens of thousands of jobs. Here’s a closer look at the impact. New Jersey Rep. John Mica’s proposal [...] On Friday, the House passed the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2012 that would redirect $1 billion in unobligated high-speed rail funds for flood relief efforts in the Midwest. $833 million was awarded to the tri-state region in May, and much of it is still at risk because it has not yet been [...] |
 
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