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Quick Hits From the 2012 RPA Regional Assembly
The tri-state area's transportation and infrastructure leaders are gathered at the Waldorf Astoria today for the Regional Plan Association's annual gala. For a few years now, the proceedings at the Regional Assembly have been haunted by the death of congestion pricing and bridge tolls in Albany, and lately the complete gridlock in Washington over a national transportation bill has weighed heavily as well. With large-scale transportation projects like the ARC tunnel falling by the wayside and funding streams for infrastructure getting weaker every year, there's not much new stuff in the pipeline, at the regional scale, to get excited about (unless you get excited about boondoggles).
April 27, 2012
On MTA Board, David Paterson Could Be a Force for Transit Funding
As first reported by the Daily News this morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated former Governor David Paterson to serve as the newest member of the MTA board.
April 23, 2012
Talking Transit Funding With Construction Honcho Denise Richardson
Transportation infrastructure is big business. With tens of billions of dollars at stake, nobody tracks the financial health of the state's transit and road systems more closely than the construction industry. And right now, the future of transportation funding in New York is hazy indeed.
April 5, 2012
Cuomo Budget Includes No Transit Raids, Opens the Door to Massive MTA Debt
Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2012 budget, released this afternoon, offers what now passes for good news for transit: maintenance of the status quo.
January 17, 2012
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
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
After the Service Cuts: Riders Cram on to Overburdened, Unreliable B61
Toward the end of a press conference at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 9th Street this morning, Council Member Brad Lander remarked that not a single B61 bus came by during the 15-minute event. This was only fitting, since Lander was unveiling a new report from his office that found most rush hour B61 buses don't arrive within the guidelines established by the MTA.
December 5, 2011
To Make Progress on Transportation Policy, Consistent Leadership Matters
Why do we fail? Chris Ward, the former head of the Port Authority, offered this provocative question at the start of Transportation 2030, the sequel to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s 2006 transportation conference.
November 21, 2011
Taking Stock of NYC Streets and Transit at Stringer’s Transpo Conference
Times have changed since Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer hosted a conference on transportation reform in 2006. Five years ago, New York City appeared to be on the verge of shaking off the traffic-first approach to street engineering that had dominated city transportation policy for decades. Whispers were in the air about a push to tame city traffic and fund the transit system by putting a price on congestion-plagued streets. Since then, plenty of innovation has come to NYC streets, while traffic congestion and transit funding remain core challenges.
November 21, 2011
Graphed: How East Side Select Bus Service Cut Trip Times and Gained Riders
Yesterday, we reported on the impressive gains in speed and ridership along the First and Second Avenue Select Bus Service route. Since then, NYC DOT and the MTA released their official progress report on the project. It's full of graphics that show the boost for bus riders even more clearly.
November 15, 2011