A Local’s View on Transparency and Planning for Transportation Projects in...
Before leaving Albany last week, the New York State Senate unanimously passed S.7608-A, a bill which would require the New York State Department of Transportation to be more transparent and accountable...
View ArticleIf You Get the Engineering Right, Enforcement and Education Will Take Care of...
MTR reported last month on the announcement that New York will invest $110 million over five years on pedestrian safety. That news is especially welcome given that no state sees more pedestrian...
View ArticleNew York State Transportation Plans Finally Released; Comments Due By August 26
Four months after the state budget passed, authorizing billions for transportation projects, New Yorkers finally know where their tax dollars are going. Over the last couple weeks, the New York State...
View ArticleCuomo Administration Undermines Obama’s Goal of Reducing Transportation...
The Cuomo administration is bounding ahead with ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions—in the energy sector. Meanwhile in the transportation sector, now the nation’s largest source of carbon...
View Article2016 Transportation Alternatives Program Funding Available; Applications Due...
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is now accepting applications from municipalities and non-profit incorporated groups to fund bicycle, pedestrian, multi-use path and...
View ArticleUSDOT Secretary Foxx Must Push New York to Maintain Pace on...
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) will host a council meeting to adopt the 2017-2021 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) on Wednesday, September 7. USDOT Secretary Anthony...
View ArticleNew York 2016: Looking Back on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
There’s been a wide range of transportation issues to talk about in New York this year, from a new bridge rising on the Hudson to the forthcoming completion of three new subway stations, and everything...
View ArticleThe Mario Cuomo Bridge Won’t Have a Rail Line. Will It at Least Have a Bus Lane?
After the federal government in 2011 decided to “fast-track” the replacement of the aging Tappan Zee Bridge, the dream of including a rail right-of-way on the new bridge was all but squashed, and the...
View ArticleTSTC Testimony: New York must assess, reexamine, and expand upon 2011...
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View ArticleTSTC Testimony: New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on...
Testimony of Jaqi Cohen, Director of Climate and Equity Policy at Tri-State Transportation CampaignJanuary 24, 2024 Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today and comment on the FY2025...
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