Facilitating quicker bus movements with bus rapid transit would be a big step forward.
Commuter Parking Advisory Committee
-----------Sandy Commission Draft Report Recommends Key Transit Improvements but Little Funding Detail
Although final recommendations from Governor Cuomo’s NYS 2100 Commission are
expected to be formally released tomorrow, some details have begun to leak out.
The implementation of “World
Class Bus Rapid Transit,” the creation
of a second tunnel under the Hudson River, and connections for Metro-North
trains into Penn Station emerge from the transportation section–all ideas
Tri-State has called
for in the past
and is pleased to see in the draft report.
The report also recognizes one of the most successful transportation stories to come out of Sandy: the 150 percent increase in cycling over the East River bridges in the days after the storm. As a result, the report recommends that the state fully deploy federal Transportation Alternatives funding to pedestrian and bicycle facilities, a call Tri-State had been making even before Sandy hit. The bump in cycling in the aftermath of Sandy would likely not have occurred if New York City DOT did not invest so heavily in safe cycling and walking infrastructure in recent years. This recommendation recognizes more needs to be done to ensure walking and cycling are even more viable transportation modes in the years to come.
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The report also recognizes one of the most successful transportation stories to come out of Sandy: the 150 percent increase in cycling over the East River bridges in the days after the storm. As a result, the report recommends that the state fully deploy federal Transportation Alternatives funding to pedestrian and bicycle facilities, a call Tri-State had been making even before Sandy hit. The bump in cycling in the aftermath of Sandy would likely not have occurred if New York City DOT did not invest so heavily in safe cycling and walking infrastructure in recent years. This recommendation recognizes more needs to be done to ensure walking and cycling are even more viable transportation modes in the years to come.
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