Transit Union Leader Urges Labor to Back Transit on the New Tappan Zee
Despite widespread opposition, Governor Andrew Cuomo is plowing forward with plans to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge without transit. Even so, there's still no plan for how to pay for the bridge. Cuomo has proposed that union pension funds put up some of the money, but there's been no explanation of how those pension funds would be paid back.
December 13, 2011
Chuck Schumer on Niagara Falls Highway: “Tear Down This Road”
Most members of Congress are excited to cut the ribbon for a new stretch of freeway, but it's a smaller set indeed that will stand up for the removal of a highway, no matter how neighborhood-blighting. As of yesterday, count New York Senator Chuck Schumer among their number.
December 13, 2011
Next for Select Bus Service: Webster Ave in the Bronx, Utica Ave in Brooklyn
A new crop of bus routes is moving into the pipeline for implementation as Select Bus Service. The MTA and NYC DOT are in the initial stages of bringing SBS to the Bronx's Webster Avenue, where the most unreliable bus in the borough runs, and to Brooklyn's Utica Avenue, the second-busiest bus route in the city.
December 12, 2011
Motorcyclist Kills Pedestrian Crossing Flatbush Avenue at Parkside
A motorcyclist driving north on Flatbush Avenue hit and killed a woman crossing the street at Parkside Avenue yesterday morning. NYPD's public information office told Streetsblog the victim was crossing against the light and while an investigation is ongoing, no charges have been brought against the driver.
December 9, 2011
Safety Fix at Prospect Park Entrance Projected to Prevent 10 Injuries a Year
After years of neighborhood activism, the Department of Transportation plans to install much-needed safety improvements at the dangerous intersection of Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue, at the southeast corner of Prospect Park. By closing a park entrance to automobiles, DOT will simplify the intersection and shrink the space dedicated to traffic, preventing an estimated ten injuries per year [PDF].
December 8, 2011
Cuomo Tax Deal Could Leave $320M in MTA Funding on Shaky Ground
As the details of Governor Andrew Cuomo's MTA tax deal take shape -- they've been in flux all day -- it appears that transit service could be imperiled, if not immediately then in the long-term.
December 7, 2011
Strong Majority Supports Protected Bike Lanes at East Harlem Hearing
At a long and at points contentious public hearing last night, a clear majority of speakers came out in support of protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues in East Harlem. In addition to local residents, the public health community came out in force to demolish the opposition's claim that installing bike lanes could worsen the neighborhood's asthma rates.
December 7, 2011