Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Tappan Zee Bridge

Advocates Ask for TZB Details, Cuomo Admin Gives Them the Runaround

By Noah Kazis | Apr 17, 2012 | 3 Comments

The Cuomo administration has not released basic information about its plans for a new Tappan Zee Bridge that should have been made public under New York’s freedom of information laws, say leading transportation and environmental advocates. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the conservation group Riverkeeper say it’s one way that the Cuomo administration has short-circuited […]

Denise Richardson on Highway Tolls, the TZB, and Why Projects Cost So Much

By Noah Kazis | Apr 6, 2012 | 3 Comments

Earlier this week Streetsblog sat down with General Contractors Association Managing Director Denise Richardson for a wide-ranging discussion on the financial state of New York’s transportation systems. In the first installment of the interview, we discussed the MTA’s capital program, which is moving forward with important repair work but saddling transit riders with huge amounts […]

Advocates: Tappan Zee Plans Violate State, Federal Environmental Laws

By Noah Kazis | Apr 3, 2012 | 5 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s rushed plans for a transit-free Tappan Zee Bridge are shortsighted and increasingly unpopular. They may also be illegal. Under federal and state law, the construction of a new Tappan Zee Bridge can’t proceed without going through environmental review. The state must analyze and then disclose the impact the project will have on […]

Cuomo Deal Could Clear the Way for a Transit-Oriented Tappan Zee

By Ben Fried | Apr 1, 2012 | 8 Comments

Regrettably, this was an April Fool’s Day post. It should be noted that Streetsblog’s prior April Fool’s Day stories have a way of coming true, at least in part. A little-noticed piece of legislation, passed along with Albany’s budget deal at the Cuomo administration’s request, seems to open the door to building a Tappan Zee […]

Cuomo Plows Ahead on Transit-Free TZB, Heedless of Basic Questions

By Ben Fried | Mar 30, 2012 | 4 Comments

In its headlong rush to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, the Cuomo administration still hasn’t answered basic questions about why the project won’t include transit or how it will be financed. Today is the last day the Cuomo administration will be accepting public comments on the draft EIS for the new Tappan Zee Bridge. […]

American Planning Association Chapter Demolishes Cuomo Tappan Zee Claims

By Noah Kazis | Mar 27, 2012 | 5 Comments

The New York area’s urban planning community issued a striking rebuke to the Cuomo administration over its plans for a new Tappan Zee Bridge last week. In a letter to the state Department of Transportation [PDF], the regional chapter of the American Planning Association, which represents 1,200 professional planners, challenged the Cuomo administration’s claims about […]

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