(Brian Zumhagen — WNYC) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the state is considering turning the existing Tappan Zee Bridge into a “greenway” instead of demolishing it when a new adjacent span is built. Such a move would turn the current 57-year-old bridge into a walkway, similar to the one spanning the Hudson 45 miles…
Getting into San Francisco from the East Bay might be a little more difficult than usual this weekend. The upper deck of the Bay Bridge is scheduled to be completely closed to traffic until 5 o’clock Tuesday morning, so Caltrans can do work on the new span. To help compensate, BART is adding extra trains and…
Three New York City Republicans are expressing reservations about their party’s transportation bill. The legislation would stop funding mass transit through a federal gasoline tax for the first time in about three decades. Instead it would provide mass transit with a $40-billion dollar one time grant. But exactly where the money for that grant would…
On Friday, the New York City Department of Transportation unveiled a new temporary outdoor exhibit on a 50-foot corrugated fence under the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge at the junction of Vernon Boulevard and South Queens Plaza in Queens. The show, called When it opens like this, up is not over, exhibits six large-scale color photographs…
(Orlando, Florida) State and local officials joined supporters of Central Florida’s commuter train SunRail to break ground on the project in Altamonte Springs Friday. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Buddy reflected the positive mood surrounding the $1.2 billion project. “It’s a historic day for all of Central Florida, it ushers in a new era of transportation…
Leaders in Howard County, Maryland, and the unincorporated town of Columbia are trying to figure out whether something that seems to be working quite well in more urban areas can be part of the plan going forward in their neck of the woods — they’re exploring the potential of bike sharing. The two municipalities have…
The NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority says blasting for the creation of the Second Avenue subway line has not increased pollution. But something else apparently did elevate some pollutants during the time the air was being tested. The MTA commissioned the study from private firm Parsons Brinckerhoff. It did find elevated levels of three pollutants…
The Netherlands are lauded the world over as a biking success story — but as this documentary shows, it wasn’t always that way. In fact, the model cycling culture that exists there today is the product of a protest movement to revive a historical bike legacy that had been lost. In the early 1900s, bike…
(Orlando, WMFE) The controversial $1.6 billion dollar Wekiva Parkway project moved ahead Tuesday in Orlando as the regional planning body Metro-Plan Orlando approved a funding proposal for the 25-mile long roadway. Only two commissioners voted against the funding plan. Osceola County Commissioner and Metro-plan board member John Quinones cited concerns about costs as his reason…
Metro’s Board of directors took its first in-depth look Thursday at fare increase proposals put forward by General Manager Richard Sarles. Sarles’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 would raise rail fares by 5 percent for most riders. It would also introduce a flat fare for rail riders who use paper tickets, setting a $4…
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