This past Wednesday, the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority (NIFA), a state watchdog with a mandate to monitor and oversee Nassau County’s finances, voted unanimously
Three-plus years of pedestrian, cycling, and transit improvements in New York City have come under fire from some local media and politicians in recent weeks.
Members of the Republican Study Committee recently unveiled the Spending Reduction Act of 2011 that reduces federal spending by $2.5 trillion over ten years, starting
Last week, the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state road safety agencies across the country, released a report meant to call attention to a
Crain’s New York reports that NY Governor Andrew Cuomo will keep MTA Chairman Jay Walder and Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward in their posts.
The three major airports in the New York City metro region — LaGuardia, Newark, and JFK — handle about a third of all air traffic
The MTA has long been known as the region’s laggard when it comes to high-speed tolling. Virtually every other agency in the region that runs
A December study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that, well, there’s not much government accountability when it comes to how states spend federal
In November, Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch issued an eye-opening review of the state’s huge transportation funding challenge. As a call to action, Ravitch repeatedly cited
This morning, Gov. Cuomo announced he would nominate Joan McDonald to run NYSDOT. McDonald is currently Commissioner of CT’s Dept. of Economic and Community Development.
