New York 2015: Looking Back on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
You might have thought the biggest transportation story coming out of New York this year was about a pizza-loving rodent, but if you’ve been paying attention, you might have heard about Citi Bike upgrades and expansion, a debate between the governor and the mayor over the MTA, progress on a highway-to-boulevard conversion in Rochester and two […]
There’s Another Way to Accommodate Bicyclists and Pedestrians on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge
All 12 of the lanes on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge are designated for the exclusive use of cars, trucks and buses. Except during the New York City Marathon and the 5 Boro Bike Tour, there is no way to get across if you’re not in a motorized vehicle. That may soon change. The MTA announced earlier this month that it […]
MTA Starts High-Speed Tolling Talk
Last week, the MTA announced that it would remove the toll barriers on the Brooklyn-bound side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The toll booths have not been used for two decades, since the removal of the Brooklyn-bound toll in 1986. At the announcement, MTA Executive Director Elliot Sander told the Staten Island Advance that high-speed tolling, […]