Earlier this month, the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) rail project took a major step forward when the initiative’s lead federal agency cleared its tier one environmental assessment,
The payroll mobility tax, a vital funding source for the MTA, has been struck down by New York State Supreme Court Justice R. Bruce Cozzens,
[A previous version of this article stated that New York State was considering opting out of the Recreational Trails Program, which was eliminated under MAP-21.
Your weekly guide to heroic and villainous actions in Tri-State transportation and development. Winners County Executives Rob Astorino, Scott Vanderhoef, and MaryEllen Odell—In the face
The New York City Department of Transportation’s Sustainable Streets Index (SSI) [pdf], released yesterday, is an annual progress report that takes stock of transportation trends and
Today, just hours after New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) approval made the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement plan eligible for federal funding, Governor Cuomo signed a
On Friday, Governor Cuomo signed a key piece of legislation (A4578A/S4313-B) that allows New York City to better oversee private, intercity bus operations. The law
This morning, the New York City Department of Transportation announced [pdf] that the city’s highly anticipated bike share system would launch in March 2013, an
Today in Sleepy Hollow, County Executives Astorino, Vanderhoef, and Odell announced a mass transit agreement for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project, along with their
Your weekly guide to heroic and villainous actions in Tri-State transportation and development. Winners The Daily Freeman—In a fiery editorial, the Daily Freeman took New
Older pedestrians are far more likely to be killed while walking than their younger neighbors, according to a study released today by Tri-State Transportation Campaign. “Older
The City of New Haven’s plan to replace the Route 34 stub highway with mixed-use urban development took a big step forward last week, after
