OPINION: The Real Reason We Can’t Bike Over MTA Bridges
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As its latest project shows, the Robert Moses-founded agency still valorizes motor traffic while ignoring cyclists and pedestrians.
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Weekend Getaway: Take a Tour of the New Mario Cuomo Bridge Bike Path with Streetfilms
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Nobody brings you inside the metropolitan region's most important bike infrastructure like Clarence Eckerson Jr. of Streetfilms!
Eyes on the Street: The New Mario Cuomo Bridge Bike Path Opens
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The director of Bike Tarrytown gives us a guided tour of the new cycling route over the Hudson River — and its flaws.
Cuomo Cares More About the New Tappan Zee Bridge Than NYC Subways and Buses
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The governor has spent most of his time in office consumed with building a huge double-span highway bridge, while New York's transit system slides into catastrophic disarray.
Cuomo to Spend Lion’s Share of NY Bank Settlement Windfall on Highways
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Here’s where Cuomo plans to spend settlement $$. Why not subways/buses? @grussian pic.twitter.com/n27LdWorWT — Josh Robin (@joshrobin) January 21, 2015 One of the looming questions as Governor Andrew Cuomo has unveiled his budget agenda over the past few days has been how he’ll divvy up the $5.4 billion windfall the state has reaped […]
EPA Rejects Cuomo’s Clean Water Money Grab for Highway Bridge
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This morning, the Environmental Protection Agency rejected the $510.9 million federal loan New York state had requested from a clean water program to pay for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project. Only $29 million worth of TZB work is eligible for clean water money, the EPA’s regional office ruled, averting a dangerous precedent that could have […]