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A bill sponsored by New York State Senator Daniel Squadron (right) closes a loophole in “Hayley and Diego’s Law.” Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh (left) will work to get the bill passed in the Assembly. | Photo: Noah Kazis A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news. [...] Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch | Photo: finchformayor.com A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news. Winners Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch – Mayor Finch joined advocates for a walking audit of Bridgeport’s East Main Street on Monday. NJ Assemblymembers Scott Rudder and Celeste Riley — Rudder and [...] Hop off a train, hop on a bike. This Citi Bike station at 8th Avenue and 31st Street, across from Penn Station (and steps from TSTC’s office), will have 67 bikes, making it one of the system’s largest stations. | Photo: Joseph Cutrufo A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and [...] Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker’s support for Sunday bus service will strengthen the bill. | Photo: Suffolk County Legislature A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news. Winners New Jersey – The Garden State was ranked 7th on the League of American Bicyclists’ 2013 Bicycle Friendly [...] MTA board member Allen Cappelli | Photo: New York Times A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news. Winners Pro-transit New York State and City elected officials and MTA board members – New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assembly Members Nily Rozic and David Weprin, New [...] New Jersey Assemblyman Troy Singleton. | Photo: United Brotherhood of Carpenters A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news. Winners NJ Assemblyman Troy Singleton – Singleton wrote a Letter to the Editor calling for the “outdated” physical design of Route 130, New Jersey’s most dangerous road for pedestrians, to [...] Amtrak set an all-time ridership record last month. | Photo: Transportation Nation A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news. Winners Amtrak – Amtrak ridership is up during the first six months of fiscal year 2013, and this past March saw the highest ridership of any month in Amtrak history. New [...] Connecticut State Rep. Jonathan Steinberg | Photo: housedems.ct.gov A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news. Winners Connecticut State Rep. Jonathan Steinberg –Steinberg has championed increased pedestrian safety along Connecticut’s most dangerous road. New York Senator Charles Schumer –Recognizing that rail can “be a powerful engine in our efforts to attract [...] Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages. | Photo: Carrie Solages/Facebook A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news. Winners Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages – Solages, a champion for transit in Nassau County, successfully led the effort to improve service on the much maligned N6 and reinstate a bus stop along the [...] Brian Kavanagh (left) and Daniel Squadron (right) worked to close a loophole in Hayley and Diego’s Law. | Photo: Noah Kazis/Streetsblog A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news. Winners NY State Senator Daniel Squadron and Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh – Squadron and Kavanagh advanced a bill Tuesday [...] |
 
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