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Meet T-REX: A New Proposal for Regional Rail
The challenges facing the Tri-State Area’s rail systems are legion and the Regional Plan Association's proposal for a Trans-Regional Express system solves all of these problems over a thirty-year timeline.
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Is Value Capture a Good Idea for the Subway? It Depends
While most of the attention on new funding recently has been focused on congestion pricing, “value capture” is another way to fund capital projects that is being hotly debated.
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Regional Plan Association Report Identifies Ways to Cut MTA Construction Costs
Today the Regional Plan Association released a report containing suggestions for improving the efficiency of the MTA’s operations and construction costs. The report adds quantifiable evidence to support what we already know: New York City is building less rail and taking far more time to do so than other cities due to inefficiencies in its construction implementation.
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Our 2018 New York State Environmental Policy Agenda
Our 2018 agenda charges the legislature and executive with four distinct but interconnected directives: ensure adequate funding for the environment, address the causes and effects of climate change, protect the health of New Yorkers and their communities, and conserve natural resources. Though we will support nearly fifty policies this year, we have identified the four issues below as top priorities.
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Regional Plan Association Releases Fourth Regional Plan
The Regional Plan Association (RPA) published their Fourth Regional Plan on November 30th, 21 years after the previous one was
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Comptroller's Report Highlights NYC Bus Problems
On Tuesday, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released a report focused on how to improve the NYC bus
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Five Years Post Superstorm Sandy, where do At-Risk Areas in New York Stand?
though New York and many other states along the Atlantic coast have bounced back from Sandy’s devastation -- which required a total federal aid package of $50.5 billion -- there is still a lot of work to be done.
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As A Decision on CAFE Standards Looms, Leading New York Officials Stand in Opposition
The Trump Administration is revisiting Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, with plans to weaken minimum average fuel efficiency standards for car manufacturers over the next several years. NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, NYC Mayor de Blasio, NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and NYC Comptroller Stringer have each announced their strong opposition.
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