Connecticut will issue $200 million in bonds for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Line in the hopes of winning an equivalent federal high-speed rail grant, the
Bike Walk Connecticut, formerly the Central Connecticut Bicycle Alliance, is hiring its first-ever full-time executive director, another sign of how cycling and pedestrian advocacy has
The Town of Babylon yesterday adopted a “Sustainable Complete Streets Policy” resolution, which makes the Town the first municipality on Long Island to do so.
Montclair and Somerville are New Jersey’s newest Transit Villages, the NJDOT announced last week. The towns are the 21st and 22nd to receive the designation,
Across the tri-state region, communities are embracing initiatives that make their streets safer for bicyclists while costing little. One recent example is the Town of
The Long Island Index recently announced the 23 finalists from its “Build a Better Burb” competition. The competition challenged architects, urban designers, planners, students, visionaries
Last week, USA Today reported that Americans are paying “the lowest gasoline taxes since the early days of the automobile.” That’s right, it’s 2010, but
As noted again and again in MTR, New York State’s budget problems and an infrastructure in disrepair are threatening people’s livelihoods and perhaps even their
Today USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff announced the winners of two competitive grant programs totaling $293 million to help communities
One of the best opportunities for community members to speak in favor of the replacement of the Sheridan Expressway in the South Bronx with housing
In this week’s New York magazine, Robert Sullivan takes a look at NYC and the MTA’s plan for Select Bus Service, suggesting that the bus
Just when many advocates believed that time had run out for the Complete Streets bill pending in Albany, a major hurdle was crossed on Tuesday.
