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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 [...] Nassau's 2012 budget cuts annual funding to Long Island Bus to just $2.5 million. Late Sunday night, the Nassau County Legislature adopted its $2.63 billion budget along party lines, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats against. Included in the budget was $2.5 million for LI Bus, which represents a 73% cut in [...] Advocates warned of the consequences of privatizing Long Island Bus yesterday morning. Veolia Transportation has signed a contract to operate Long Island Bus next year, a Nassau County spokesperson told Newsday today. But the details of the contract have been kept under wraps, even as the Nassau County Legislature prepares to vote on [...] Federal regulations require that transit operators analyze the impact of planned fare hikes and service cuts on vulnerable populations. Nassau County hasn't yet done so for LI Bus. The Federal Transit Administration requires that recipients of FTA funds – like Nassau County – analyze whether major changes to their transit systems have a [...] Top: Fuschillo. Bottom: Zeldin. This past year, Albany was both green and oily on transportation issues, according to the recently released 2011 Voters’ Guide done by EPL/Environmental Advocates, the only scorecard that grades New York State lawmakers according to their votes on bills that could help or harm our air, land, and water. [...] TSTC's Ryan Lynch speaks at a Nassau County budget hearing after members of LI Jobs With Justice, NY Communities for Change, and TWU Local 252 protested the lack of public hearings on LI Bus. Close to fifty members of Long Island Jobs With Justice, New York Communities for Change and the Transport Workers [...] "$2.5 million is woefully inadequate to run a bus system of the size and scope of Nassau County’s," TSTC executive director Kate Slevin said on Monday at the county's Executive and Legislative Building. "Without an increase in funding, bus riders will face service cuts and fare increases next year." LI Bus riders, faith [...] A conceptual image of what a transit-oriented development near the Ronkonkoma LIRR station could look like. A promising transit-oriented development project around the Ronkonkoma LIRR station in Suffolk County seems to be moving forward, thanks to an unusual amount of cooperation between two bordering municipalities. The Town of Brookhaven (which includes the station [...] A new website for a Veolia-run Long Island Bus system suggests that service cuts are on the way next year, and declines to guarantee that fares will stay the same in 2012. Things are looking worse and worse for Long Island Bus riders, who face privatization of the system next year. Over the [...] Setzer. On Sunday, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was able to display his 1969 Chevy Corvette at the county’s second annual “Cruise to the Show” parade and vintage car show. Bus riders didn’t have such a pleasant weekend, thanks to some ominous news from Veolia Transportation Vice President Michael Setzer. Setzer, who will [...] |
 
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