A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond.

Winners

New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak — Senator Lesniak proposed a gas tax increase — “long considered the third rail of New Jersey politics” — of five cents each year for the next three years.

Huntington Area Rapid Transit — Huntington, Long Island’s town-operated bus system has moved a bus stop that serves a Target store so that riders don’t have to cross Jericho Turnpike, the region’s most dangerous road for pedestrians.

Connecticut Department of Transportation — ConnDOT issued a statement in support of a vulnerable user bill earlier this month.

Connecticut State Representatives Tony Guerrera and Gail Lavielle — Thanks to the work of Representatives Guerrera and Lavielle, both the aforementioned vulnerable user bill and a constitutional amendment that would prevent the State from raiding the Special Transportation Fund, made it out of the Transportation Committee last week.

Losers

The unnamed Nissan SUV driver — An “out-of-control driver” slammed her Nissan SUV through a concrete barrier and onto of a MTA Q train as it passed by a cul-de-sac in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park neighborhood early this morning.

Tri-State Transportation Campaign — After seven years, TSTC’s Senior Planner Steven Higashide is moving on. Next week, he will join the Manhattan-based civic group and foundation TransitCenter. Steven started in 2007 as an intern and quickly rose up the ranks, serving as communications associate, and then TSTC’s Connecticut and federal policy advocate. We wish him the best in this new chapter, but it is clear that his departure makes Tri-State is a big loser. Good luck, Steven!