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Astorino and Vanderhoef Can Block Transit-Less Tappan Zee. Will They?
County Executives Rob Astorino and C. Scott Vanderhoef have been two of the most consistent and vocal advocates of restoring transit to the plans for a new Tappan Zee Bridge. They have understood that Westchester and Rockland County commuters need a way to travel east-west without a car and need congestion relief on crowded I-287.
June 26, 2012
Parks Dept: Timeline and Detour Route Uncertain for Greenway Bridge Rehab
A city Parks Department official says plans are not yet finalized for work on a bridge that connects the Hudson River Greenway to Washington Heights and the George Washington Bridge.
June 8, 2012
Reader Report: Parks to Close Upper Manhattan Greenway Link for Two Years
We have word that a major bike-ped link to the Hudson River Greenway in Northern Manhattan will be out of commission later this year.
June 7, 2012
Transit-Free Tappan Zee Bridge Financial Plan: It’s “Dynamic”!
The Cuomo administration plans to select a team to build the new Tappan Zee Bridge this summer and begin construction this year. So it's about time for the governor to say how he plans to pay for the bridge, right?
May 29, 2012
Advocates Ask for TZB Details, Cuomo Admin Gives Them the Runaround
The Cuomo administration has not released basic information about its plans for a new Tappan Zee Bridge that should have been made public under New York's freedom of information laws, say leading transportation and environmental advocates. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the conservation group Riverkeeper say it's one way that the Cuomo administration has short-circuited the public process in its rush to build the bridge.
April 17, 2012
Advocates: Tappan Zee Plans Violate State, Federal Environmental Laws
Governor Andrew Cuomo's rushed plans for a transit-free Tappan Zee Bridge are shortsighted and increasingly unpopular. They may also be illegal.
April 3, 2012
Tarrytown Joins Westchester Towns Calling on Cuomo to Build Transit on TZB
You can add Tarrytown to the growing list of Hudson Valley suburbs that want Governor Andrew Cuomo to include transit on the new Tappan Zee Bridge, reports Dani Simons at Mobilizing the Region.
March 26, 2012
Orange County, New Rochelle, Wesley Hills Join Push for TZB Transit
The calls for rapid transit on the Tappan Zee Bridge are coming from more places across the Hudson Valley. This week Orange County Executive Edward Diana joined his colleagues in Westchester and Rockland Counties to demand that bus rapid transit be built on the new Tappan Zee span. Local governments on both sides of the river, too, continue to sign on in support of new cross-county transit, which the Cuomo administration removed from the project, disregarding a decade of public planning.
March 15, 2012
Better Lighting Arrives on 13 Blocks of Hudson River Greenway
Cyclists riding after dark on the Hudson River Greenway have long complained about the insufficient lighting on two stretches of the heavily-trafficked path. The "Cherry Walk," between 102nd and 125th Streets, is made truly treacherous by the combination of an unlit pathway and the glare of oncoming highway traffic. Nearly as bad, though, are the 13 blocks between 59th and 72nd Streets, where the greenway runs beneath the elevated Miller Highway. That latter stretch is finally getting some upgraded lighting.
March 5, 2012
Monday: No More Detour on the Manhattan Bridge
After a seven and a half month detour, the time is finally upon us: Starting Monday, cyclists can return to the north side of the Manhattan Bridge, and pedestrians can go back to the south side. The days of biking on the harrowing Bowery detour are just about over, and knock on wood, there were no casualties (except for the credibility of the Daily News editorial page).
March 2, 2012