A new report from Transportation Alternatives shows that the NYC and
NY State DOTs continue to spend far less on pedestrian and cyclist safety
than on motorist safety within the five boroughs of NY...
A bill passed by both the NY State Senate and NY State Assembly to
renew a law that added non-voting rider and labor representatives to
the MTA board still must be sent to Governor Pa...
Brookhaven community leaders led by the Affiliated Brookhaven Civic
Association (ABCO) promoted their "5-point Plan for a Better Route 347
Project" (see MTR #278) with State Assemb...
According to the Daily News, 60 pedestrians have been killed
on Queens Boulevard since 1993. Yet, NYC DOT did little until Borough President
Claire Shulman and Council Member Karen Koslowit...
A report by NYC Comptroller Alan Hevesi's office recently rated the
seven bus companies that provide local and express service on 91 routes
in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx under NYC DOT supervisi...
In a victory for common sense, Federal Railroad Administration officials
have ruled that the Port Authority will not have to fork over an extra
$200 million from its PATH budget when it buys...
In recent stories in the S.I. Advance,NYS DOT reiterated
statements that a bus-only lane is the Department's "top choice"
as it tries to wrap up its Staten Island Ex...
An agreement by NY State legislators and Governor Pataki over what
projects to list in the huge transportation bond act to be submitted to
voters this fall is nearly two months overdue. State Comp...
Critics have long predicted that construction of the NJ Turnpike's
Route 92 would bring unwanted sprawl to a still largely rural
portion of Middlesex County. But now it seems that ju...
On July 28th, officials from the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
(OPM) accepted a report finding that proposed construction of a 1.2 million
sq. ft. luxury mall outside of New Haven ...
