Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Tappan Zee Bridge

Despite Cuomo Admin Claims, Westchester Is Interested in On-Street BRT

By Noah Kazis | Jul 18, 2012 | 5 Comments

The Cuomo administration keeps finding obstacles to Tappan Zee Bridge transit that don’t exist. Chief among them is a phony $5 billion price tag, but there are others as well. One example is the purported local opposition to running transit on existing streets, rather than in highway medians or on expensive new viaducts. The governor’s […]

Cuomo to Co-Host Tappan Zee Public Meetings With Anti-Transit Ideologues

By Noah Kazis | Jul 17, 2012 | 22 Comments

Up to now, the Cuomo administration hasn’t shown a great regard for public input when it comes to the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The administration dismissed five stakeholder advisory groups, which had been set up to let interested parties dig deep into the details of the project, and shuttered the public outreach offices located on […]

Even a Paltry $150M For Tappan Zee Transit Is Too Much For Andrew Cuomo

By Noah Kazis | Jul 12, 2012 | 4 Comments

Earlier this week, Streetsblog reported that Governor Andrew Cuomo is dishonestly overstating the cost of building Tappan Zee Bridge transit. Cuomo has repeatedly said that building a 30-mile bus rapid transit system would cost $5 billion, and that the state can’t afford to spend that much. But that number is inflated by the inclusion of […]

State Reports Belie Cuomo’s Claim That Tappan Zee Transit Will Cost $5B

By Noah Kazis | Jul 11, 2012 | 5 Comments

At the beginning of the week, Governor Andrew Cuomo launched a media offensive to defend his decision to halt all work on building new transit infrastructure across the Tappan Zee Bridge. “The bus system would roughly double the cost of the bridge,” Cuomo told radio host Fred Dicker. But according to recently released state documents reviewed […]

County Execs Want More Details Before Voting on Tappan Zee Replacement

By Ben Fried | Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

Faced with a crucial vote that could have set federal funding in motion for the Cuomo administration’s transit-less Tappan Zee Bridge replacement, three county leaders have asked for more information before signing off on the project. The Journal News reports that Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Orange County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef, and Putnam County […]

Cuomo Admin Makes Small First Move to Improve Transit on Tappan Zee

By Noah Kazis | Jun 29, 2012 | 7 Comments

Last night Hudson Valley commuters got their first taste of good news when it comes to building transit across the Tappan Zee Bridge. As reported by the Journal News’ Khurram Saeed, the Cuomo administration now says it will allow buses to use the “emergency access” lanes it intends to build on both spans of the […]

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