Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Tappan Zee Bridge

County Execs Support Cuomo’s TZB in Exchange for Study Groups

By Stephen Miller | Aug 17, 2012 | 4 Comments

County executives from Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties announced their support for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Tappan Zee Bridge project yesterday, clearing the way for the project to seek federal funding. The executives, who had withheld support until now, received two concessions: A guarantee of rush hour bus lanes on the new bridge, and the creation of […]

Fend Off the Tappan Zee Death Spiral With a Bridge Diet

By Ben Fried | Aug 10, 2012 | 13 Comments

Bloomberg reports today that Governor Andrew Cuomo has charged the Thruway Authority with appointing a panel to “find alternatives, revenue generators and cost reductions that reduce the potential toll increases” on the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge. The Cuomo administration revealed late last week that the superwide, transit-less replacement bridge — estimated to cost $5.2 billion — […]

With Tolls Projected to Nearly Triple, New TZB Risks Financial Death Spiral

By Ben Fried | Aug 3, 2012 | 20 Comments

Well, this explains why the Cuomo administration has been so reluctant to discuss how to pay for the new Tappan Zee Bridge. At a public meeting last night, Secretary to the Governor Larry Schwartz told the crowd that cash tolls would rise to $14 on the replacement bridge, with a slight discount for E-ZPass holders […]

Cuomo Admin Walks Back Promise of Tappan Zee Bus Lanes

By Noah Kazis | Aug 1, 2012 | 7 Comments

Even the Cuomo administration’s smallest concessions to transit riders on the Tappan Zee Bridge, it seems, are far from guaranteed. After canceling all transit planning along the corridor, the Cuomo administration has consistently done everything in its power to avoid giving Hudson Valley commuters the transit system they are demanding: inflating the price tag of […]

Cuomo Admin Applies Double Standard to Cars and Buses on Tappan Zee

By Noah Kazis | Jul 25, 2012 | 4 Comments

When it comes to building a new Tappan Zee Bridge for drivers, the Cuomo administration says there’s no time to waste and only a gold-plated, super-wide span will do. But don’t ask them how they plan to pay for it, or how high tolls will be. When it comes to building a new Tappan Zee […]

Without Big Toll Hikes, Cuomo’s Tappan Zee Puts Transit Riders at Risk

By Noah Kazis | Jul 24, 2012 | 2 Comments

Andrew Cuomo’s Tappan Zee Bridge does next to nothing for transit riders; the governor is unwilling to spend even $150 million on incremental transit improvements, much less put in the work to design a full transit corridor. But could it also hurt the existing transit system? If Cuomo isn’t willing to make drivers pay the […]

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