Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Tappan Zee Bridge

Cuomo Administration in Absolutely No Rush to Provide Tappan Zee Transit

By Stephen Miller | Nov 12, 2013 | 15 Comments

After the state dumped transit in its rush to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, Governor Cuomo announced a transit task force and promised to open the new bridge’s emergency shoulders to buses. But connections for bus riders on either side of the bridge remain a mystery, and the state continues to throw out overblown […]

Ravitch: The Next Mayor Must Get Serious About Congestion Pricing

By Stephen Miller | Mar 5, 2013 | 5 Comments

The next mayor will have to take the lead on transportation funding challenges that, while difficult to address in campaign speeches, are critical to the city’s future, former lieutenant governor and MTA chairman Richard Ravitch said today at a Fordham University infrastructure forum. Ravitch said that while raising fares to cover the MTA’s operating expenses is […]

Does Cuomo’s Budget Include Tappan Zee Subsidies?

By Stephen Miller | Feb 4, 2013 | 10 Comments

Governor Cuomo’s state budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars in discretionary spending for what one administration official has called “transformational projects.” It’s not clear what the loosely-defined pot of money will be used for, but so far the rhetoric indicates that Cuomo’s wide, transit-less, double-span Tappan Zee replacement bridge could be one recipient. This […]

Thruway Authority, Not Cuomo, Announces Tappan Zee Transit Task Force

By Stephen Miller | Dec 10, 2012 | 6 Comments

On Friday afternoon, the New York State Thruway Authority announced the 28 members of the Tappan Zee Bridge Mass Transit Task Force. Unlike the announcement of the committee that picked the winning bid to build to bridge, the task force announcement was made by the Thruway Authority, not Governor Cuomo himself, who has otherwise put […]

Focused on Climate Change, Will Cuomo Reconsider the Transit-Less TZB?

By Stephen Miller | Nov 16, 2012 | 4 Comments

In August, three county executives supported Governor Cuomo’s Tappan Zee Bridge plan in exchange for a “transit task force” that would study how to strengthen transit between Rockland and Westchester counties. At the time, advocates greeted the announcement with cautious optimism, awaiting details on the task force from the governor. They’re still waiting. “It’s been […]

Hasty Vote on Cuomo’s TZ Bridge May Violate Federal Rules [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Aug 17, 2012 | 10 Comments

Now that the Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam county executives have signaled their support for a new Tappan Zee Bridge, the Cuomo administration is again pushing the project forward at a furious pace. So fast, in fact, that it may violate federal rules. Notice went out this afternoon that the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council will […]

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