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Albany 2012: Transit Funds, Traffic Cams Top Transportation Agenda

By Noah Kazis | Feb 2, 2012 | 1 Comment

Many of Albany’s biggest transportation issues this year — the bloated and transit-free Tappan Zee, the unfunded MTA capital plan — will be decided by Governor Cuomo. But transportation advocates also have a slate of bills they hope to see make it through the legislature. Last year, the complete streets bill passed after a few […]

Deadline Approaching for Towns to Get a Helping Hand With TOD

By Noah Kazis | Dec 14, 2011 | No Comments

An important heads up from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign: Towns looking to shape their future around NYC region’s extensive transit network have until the end of the week to apply for a grant from Tri-State and the One Region Funders’ Group to help turn those aspirations into a concrete vision. This marks the second round […]

Celebrate Complete Streets at TSTC’s Annual Benefit

By Noah Kazis | Oct 28, 2011 | 1 Comment

The passage of New York’s complete streets law was one of the year’s biggest victories for safe and sustainable transportation. At its annual benefit next Thursday, Tri-State Transportation Campaign will celebrate getting the through Albany and honor three pivotal figures in that fight: Sen. Charles Fuschillo, the bill’s sponsor; Sandi Vega, whose daughter Brittany was […]

Report: Older Pedestrians Remain Most Threatened By Traffic

By Noah Kazis | Jun 9, 2011 | 3 Comments

Pedestrians over the age of 60 are particularly at risk when walking on the streets of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, a new report from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign shows. According to “Older Pedestrians at Risk,” an updated version of similar research from last year, the pedestrian fatality rate for those over 60 is […]

TSTC to Cuomo: Complete Streets Save Lives

By Noah Kazis | May 31, 2011 | 5 Comments

Despite streets that remain far too dangerous for walking — 3,485 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes during the past decade in the New York metro area alone — efforts to pass a complete streets bill are still stalled in the state legislature. The legislation, which would require all street projects that receive state and […]

PlaNYC 2.0 Reactions: Kate Slevin, Tri-State Transportation Campaign

By Ben Fried | Apr 22, 2011 | No Comments

Streetsblog has been gathering responses to yesterday’s release of PlaNYC 2.0. This is the third installment. Read the first and second parts. In a phone interview yesterday afternoon, Kate Slevin, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, shared her first impressions of the city’s revised sustainability plan… On the diminished prominence of transportation compared to […]

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