When Florida Governor Rick Scott rejected $2 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail earlier this year, NYSDOT Commissioner Joan McDonald was quick to the
[UPDATE: Gov. Cuomo has signed the bill.] NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that he would sign a Complete Streets bill (S5411.A/A8366) that will make roads
In recent decades, New York City has done much to open up its waterfront with new parks and piers. A key part of that has
A new report from NYC’s Independent Budget Office examines the many dedicated taxes and fees that help underwrite the health of the MTA and keep
The B44 bus line in central Brooklyn, New York City’s fifth busiest route, carries more than 40,000 riders a day. But it hardly provides sterling service.
“The potential transportation impacts are ominous.” It’s a striking statement—something one might expect from a citizen activist, not a discussion paper drafted by NYSDOT. Leaked
In early June, Nassau County announced that Veolia Transportation will operate its bus system starting in January 2012, and claimed that there would be no
Earlier this month, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair John Mica unveiled an outline for a 6-year federal transportation bill that would cut funding levels
Earlier this month, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino joined State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Senate Transportation Committee Chair Charles Fuschillo to call for
Today the MTA announced its budget proposal for 2012 and explained how it plans to fill a $9 billion gap in its capital construction program.
