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Traffic deaths of all kinds have fallen since 2001, but pedestrian deaths now make up most of the total. Mayor Bloomberg and NYCDOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan announced on Wednesday that 2009 saw a record low number of traffic fatalities — down to 256 from about 290 in 2008, a decline of 12 percent [...] Schmitt. The new Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer, Republican Peter Schmitt, has proposed and passed raises that average 42% for himself, the Democratic Minority Leader Diane Yatauro, and the Republican Deputy Presiding Officer John Ciotti. Schmitt will now make $99,500, Yatauro $90,500, and Ciotti $84,500. (Yatauro has said she will refuse the raise, or donate [...] The two most dangerous roads in the region are on Long Island. Above: Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County is highlighted in red. Each dot represents a fatality. A new analysis from the Campaign shows that Nassau County’s Hempstead Turnpike, with 13 pedestrian fatalities from 2006 through 2008, continues to be the most dangerous road in [...] While MTA transit riders are facing draconian reductions in service once again, LI Bus riders are having a particularly rough year. They have faced service cuts and/or fare hikes not once, not twice, but now an unprecedented three times. TSTC's Kate Slevin spoke with bus riders in Hempstead yesterday. In response, advocates from Tri-State, Vision Long [...] Attendees heard perspectives on the MTA capital plan from business, labor, environmental, planning, and transportation groups. Over 20 Long Island county and state elected officials heard about the 2010-2014 MTA Capital Plan and how it would benefit the region during a legislative breakfast last Thursday at the Huntington Hilton in Melville. The breakfast was hosted [...] Mangano. In what Newsday and others are calling a “stunning” upset, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi has lost his bid for re-election to County Legislator Ed Mangano. During his tenure as County Executive, Suozzi was a proponent of smart growth through his visions of “New Suburbia” and “Cool Downtowns,” but often failed to adequately fund [...] It has been the “fall of fare hike fights” here at Tri-State. MTR has documented at length the bus and rail fare hike fights in Connecticut as well as the fight to stave off cuts in Nassau County’s contribution to LI Bus over the past weeks and months. Well the results are in, and they are [...] Tri-State's Ryan Lynch called on Nassau County legislators to protect Long Island Bus riders from potential service cuts and the second fare hike in a year. “How can Nassau County’s elected officials understand the hardships facing LI Bus riders if they refuse to take a 15 minute bus trip?” asked Ryan Lynch, Tri-State’s senior [...] At some LIRR stations, surface parking could be replaced with garages and transit-oriented development. Earlier this week, the MTA board approved a $28.1 billion capital program covering 2010-2014, although nearly $10 billion of the plan is unfunded. The plan has undergone a few changes since it was first proposed, displaying a firmer commitment to transit [...]
Due to lack of funds, Long Island Bus struggled to maintain service levels even as ridership grew in recent years. Now Nassau County has proposed a major cut in transit aid. Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi is trying to balance the county’s budget on the backs of Long Island bus riders. His proposed [...] |
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