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Westchester's Beeline Bus is vital to the area's senior citizens Westchester County seniors named transportation as their number one priority, both today and in the future, according to a county survey conducted by the Westchester Department of Senior Programs and Services (DSPS). Income security was found to be the second greatest need, followed [...] photo: rockinfree At yesterday’s Senate confirmation hearings, MTA Chief Joseph Lhota got most of the press, but Thomas Madison, the Thruway Authority’s newly-confirmed Executive Director, said something newsworthy as well. “At this moment in time, we don’t have the legal statutory allowance in New York State to do public-private partnership as they are technically [...] Photo: Alex Bellink Over the weekend, The Journal News published a smart editorial that urged Albany and Washington to think seriously about their stated desire to build the new Tappan Zee without bus rapid transit (BRT). The article, which responded to a coalition statement released by TSTC and others, reminded officials that the bridge [...] Photo: Doug Kerr Earlier today, a group of elected officials and advocacy organizations (including TSTC) banded together to demand that bus rapid transit (BRT) be incorporated in the state’s plans to rebuild the Tappan Zee Bridge. The statement also pointed out the decade-long public debate that lead to general agreement on BRT’s importance [...] Governor Cuomo and NYMTC still have the opportunity to make transit part of the Tappan Zee project. Photo: Patja On Friday, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) announced a request for $18.6 million in federal transportation funds to begin preliminary engineering work on the Tappan Zee Bridge project. The amendment to the [...] Photo by Brett Weinstein In October, Governor Cuomo announced plans to “fast track” the Tappan Zee Bridge’s reconstruction. But amidst all the hurry, something fell by the wayside: the planned bus rapid transit (BRT) line that was to run from Suffern to Port Chester. In a Journal News op-ed yesterday, TSTC’s Executive Director, Kate [...] The bus rapid transit system planned for the Tappan Zee Bridge corridor would not add $10+ billion to the project's cost. As Hudson Valley and regional elected officials, civic leaders, and citizens have weighed in on the new plans for the Tappan Zee project, the media has done an extensive and accurate job [...] Two non-Tappan-Zee stories from the Hudson Valley: Lewisboro Passes Complete Streets Policy On October 11, with a unanimous Town Board vote, Lewisboro became the first town in Westchester County to adopt a Complete Streets policy. Town Board member Dan Walsh, the champion of the effort, told the Lewisboro Ledger that this “modest first step” [...]
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 [...] |
 
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