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Steve Bellone. photo: stevebellone.com As County Executive Steve Bellone settles into his new post in Suffolk, there’s reason to hope that he’ll usher in an era of sustainable transportation and land use. During his time as Supervisor of the Town of Babylon, Bellone adopted Long Island’s first complete streets policy, pursued transit-oriented development [...] The Nassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) approved Nassau County’s contract with Veolia last week, which sets the stage for the company’s takeover of Long Island Bus on January 1. Despite some misgivings, the five-member body voted unanimously in favor of the contract. “My prediction is that a year from now, we’re going [...]
Photo: Kriston Lewis A law firm that specializes in shareholder class action suits has announced an investigation into Veolia Environnement, the parent company of Nassau County’s new bus operator. From the press release: The investigation focuses on whether a series of statements made between February 5, 2008 and August 4, [...] Photo: Kriston Lewis Late Monday night, the Nassau County Legislature unanimously adopted an amended version of a contract with Veolia Transportation. While the new contract still cedes much power to Veolia, the amendments and a new memorandum of understanding do guarantee that there will be no fare increases in 2012, no cuts to Able-Ride [...]
Our friends over at the Long Island Index have launched a new website as part of their Build a Better Burb project. In addition to being really, really sleek, the website has tons of information about Long Island downtowns, short backgrounders on transit-oriented development, and lots of profiles of [...] A crowd of Long Islanders looked on as County Executive Mangano spoke at Monday's public hearing. Just one day after a heated public hearing on the proposed privatization of Long Island Bus, a surprise announcement has raised even more questions about the proposal’s viability. Earlier today, Veolia Environnement—the European conglomerate whose subsidiary is vying [...] (Click to download the report.) On Monday, the Nassau County Legislature’s Rules Committee voted 4-3 to support a much-maligned bus contract between Nassau County and Veolia Transportation. The contract now will be the subject of a public hearing next Monday, December 5, at 1:00 pm at the Nassau County Legislature. According to [...] 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 [...] A rendering of the Wyandanch Rising project in Babylon, NY. Today, the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council released its list of “transformative” projects that it will seek funding for as part of the statewide competitive process created by Gov. Cuomo. Its 13 picks show that the Long Island council understood the opportunities that [...] Legislative districts on Long Island are up for election this year. Local elections often go unnoticed, especially in an “off year” like 2011 when state and federal elections aren’t on the ballot. While this is unfortunate for many reasons, it’s particularly unfortunate because these local races often determine the direction of land use [...] |
 
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