Archives
Categories

Wednesday Winners (& Losers)

A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news.

Winners

Long Beach, NY — The City by the Sea unanimously adopted a Complete Streets resolution and lowered the speed limit on East Park Avenue from 35 to 30 mph, effectively setting a city-wide speed limit of 30 mph.

New York City transit riders — The MTA is adding service on the G train and the M train and reinstating several bus routes across the city.

Bridgeport, Danbury, Fairfield and Stamford — These four Connecticut municipalities have adjusted zoning regulations and parking requirements around Metro-North stations to encourage transit-oriented development.

Losers

New Jersey taxpayers — If leaders in Trenton can’t find sustainable, reliable revenue sources, then the Garden State will face increased debt, delayed infrastructure projects and even delayed maintenance.

NYC Councilmember Ruben Wills — Even though two pedestrians have been killed recently on Rockaway Boulevard, Wills has asked NYC DOT to omit traffic calming measures when the road is repaved.

Share This Post on Social
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

1 Comment
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
trackback

[…] communities across the region have adopted Complete Streets policies in the last year, but implementation of Complete […]

1
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x