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NYSDOT’s new Complete Streets website. While the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is not required to lead the local implementation of the State’s Complete Streets Act, municipal leaders, advocates and engineers are looking to the agency for the tools required to plan and execute Complete Streets initiatives. NYSDOT’s new Complete Streets website, however, provides [...]  A raised landscaped median along Route 347. It has been roughly two years since the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) broke ground on Long Island’s Route 347 “Greenway,“ a project that was transformed after years of advocacy into a multi-modal corridor. The modified plan better accommodates Suffolk County Transit riders, pedestrians and cyclists, while also promising a more seamless integration of surrounding land uses. Since the first shovels went into the ground, much progress has been made. One mile — from the 347/454 fork to Route 111 — of the 15 mile corridor project has been completed, and the second mile of the project, from Route 111 to Mount Pleasant Road, is currently out to bid. During a visit to Long Island for other advocacy, MTR visited and took pictures of the first completed mile of the award-winning project showing a raised, landscaped median, pedestrian islands, a multi-use path, and better amenities for transit users. Signage touting the “Parks to Ports Greenway” (which double as bike racks) are also visible at the one mile completion point. Photo: Nadine Lemmon New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Commissioner Joan McDonald presented her staff with 11 awards Monday for project designs and maintenance operations that incorporate environmental sustainability. The awards, presented each year on Earth Day, are a product of the Department’s self-certification program, Green Leadership in Transportation and Environmental Sustainability (GreenLITES). Over [...] The New York State Assembly passed a budget that boosts MTA funding, but does not include a provision for speed cameras in New York City. | Photo: Lori Van Buren / Times Union The New York State 2013-2014 budget was formally adopted by the State Assembly late Thursday evening and Governor Andrew Cuomo is [...] NYSDOT’s headquarters are sandwiched between a shopping center and an interstate. ConnDOT’s headquarters are located on a divided arterial, but not far from a collection of strip malls and cul-de-sacs. NJDOT’s headquarters are located between residential and industrial areas with lots of surface parking nearby. State departments of transportation have a [...] The 2013-14 Executive Budget is an opportunity for Governor Cuomo to bring New York’s transportation infrastructure into the 21st century. | Image: NYTimes.com Governor Cuomo will give his State of the State address on January 9, providing the first peek at his 2013-2014 Executive Budget. In case he’s looking for suggestions, Tri-State Transportation [...] A new reversible lane across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will connect existing HOV lanes along I-278 in Staten Island and Brooklyn. | Image: MTA.info A new reversible lane — the first of its kind on any MTA bridge or tunnel — will connect existing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on the Staten Island Expressway with those on [...]  The capitol building in Albany On Tuesday, November 6th, New York voters will decide who goes to Albany in 2013. Every seat in the New York State Senate and Assembly is being contested, which means that—no matter where you live in the state—your ballot will influence transportation policy. This year, four organizations—NY Bicycling Coalition, NYPIRG’s Straphangers Campaign, Transportation Alternatives, and Tri-State Transportation Campaign—teamed up to coordinate a survey to find out more about the candidates’ transportation priorities. Every candidate for a New York State Senate or Assembly seat was invited to respond. Their responses provide voters with a unique opportunity to evaluate where their candidates stand on the transportation policy issues that affect New York State’s road, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit infrastructure. Below is a sampling of questions and responses. At the bottom of this post, you can find each respondent’s answers. In August of 2011, Governor Cuomo signed New York State’s complete streets bill into law, an effort to ensure that capital project planners consider all users of the road, and not just drivers. Judging by NYSDOT’s draft two-year capital plan, though, the agency hasn’t gotten the memo: it fails to identify walking or biking as [...] |
 
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