A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in tri-state transportation news.
Winners
Suffolk County Legislator Thomas Barraga — In response to a pedestrian and cyclist fatality occurring within one week of each other on County Road 13, one of Suffolk County’s most dangerous roads for walking, Legislator Barraga wrote a letter to the Suffolk County Department of Public Works urging them to conduct a study to improve traffic safety along the corridor.
New Britain, CT and New Providence, NJ — New Britain and New Providence are debuting their first-ever walking school buses this month.
Westchester County — The Westchester County Board of Legislators voted unanimously to adopt a county-wide complete streets policy, which County Executive Rob Astorino is expected to sign.
Manhattan bus riders — The MTA’s real-time bus tracking system BusTime debuted in Manhattan this week.
Losers
Transit agencies across America — Thanks to the shutdown of the federal government, the Federal Transit Administration is unable to process grants for local transit agencies.
New Haven, Stamford and Bridgeport area drivers — The roads in and around these Connecticut cities were ranked among the worst in the nation, costing drivers more than $500 each annually in New Haven and $669 each in the Stamford-Bridgeport area.
I will definitely agree on Stamford. The streets are decrepit, as are the sidewalks. Perhaps if #buswayboondoggle Malloy had been a better Mayor…
Down here in Southern New Jersey, Rts 130 and 73 are very hazardous for pedestrians to cross. NJDOT has been good at moving traffic (vehicles) at the cost of pedestrian safety.
Bill Vigrass, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.
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