On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate marked a major milestone, passing MAP-21 (S. 1813), its bill to reauthorize federal surface transportation programs. MAP-21 maintains road, transit, and
At yesterday’s NJ Transit board meeting, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Jim Simpson issued a call to action to address the ever increasing
As legislators work to negotiate between three separate visions for New York’s 2012-13 budget—Governor Cuomo’s, the Senate’s, and the Assembly’s—transit funding has assumed its usual
In the wake of Tri-State’s recently-released Most Dangerous Roads for Walking report, which analyzed pedestrian fatalities in the region, officials and policymakers from throughout the region
Tri-State, AARP New York, the Courtney Sipes Memorial Foundation, Vision Long Island, and the Smithtown Chamber of Commerce will hold two public forums to discuss
Update: the New York Senate’s budget resolution would slash $770 million in capital financing for the MTA. It would also deny the MTA’s request for
Over the past week, the Senate’s transportation bill has burst out of gridlock and now appears close to passage. Meanwhile, House leaders have struggled to
Your weekly guide to heroic and villainous actions in tri-state transportation and development. Winners Senators Lautenberg, Menendez, Schumer, Gillibrand, Lieberman, and Blumenthal—Last week, Senate leadership agreed
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) recently released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the
Tri-State, in partnership with the One Region Funders’ Group, the Fairfield County Community Foundation, and the City of Bridgeport, will be holding a sustainable streets
Two bills surfaced in Albany recently—one that would help to bring some order to Manhattan’s chaotic private bus service and another that attacks the dedicated
More than 1,200 pedestrians are killed in New Jersey, downstate New York, and Connecticut each year. Once again, Tri-State’s annual Most Dangerous Roads for Walking
