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April 12, 2011
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Source: InfrastructuristAmtrak set records for ridership in fiscal 2010, but those marks may not stand for long.
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Source: Mobilizing the Region / Tri-State Transportation CampaignThe hits just keep on coming in NJDOT’s planned fiscal year 2012 capital plan. Along with the defunding of Transit Villages and Centers of Place, the state also plans to short the Safe Streets to Transit program, halving its funding to $500,000.
Safe Streets to Transit has been an important tool to fill in dangerous gaps in the pedestrian network and support walkable, transit oriented downtowns. The groundbreaking program (which has also been adopted in New York City) came out of a broader Pedestrian Safety Initiative launched by Gov. Corzine in 2006, after TSTC called attention to the difficulties the state was having in reducing pedestrian deaths.
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Source: NY Daily NewsThe state's fiscal crunch and repeated cries for pension reform from Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Cuomo have not stopped state lawmakers from trying to boost benefits for public employees. A report out today from the Citizens Budget Commission found that legisltors have introduced 55 so-called ...
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Source: GuardianBut if private sector unions risk going out with a whimper, the current Republican attack on public sector unions at the state level now means that they may be on the verge of following with a bang. And that would spell disaster for the US labour movement.
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Source: NY Daily NewsNew York's congressional delegation trashed President Obama's budget compromise Monday, calling it "irresponsible," "dangerous" and "immoral."
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Source: NY1With Schools Chancellor Cathie Black gone, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan is on a new mission to steer public opinion back her way.
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Source:The Independent Democratic Conference in the Senate called today for a forensic audit of the MTA.
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Source: WABC 7There's an important note if you have an EZ Pass on your car or truck: the tags have shelf lives.
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Source: WFAN 660AMIt's been a month since the NFL lockout began and there haven't been any talks between the league and its players. That will change this week.
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Source: NY PostALBANY -- The long-awaited battle to renew New York City's soon-to-expire rent regulations got under way yesterday as Assembly Democrats passed a sweeping series of measures to expand protections and leave them in effect for another five years.
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Source: NY TimesAt the end of life, people with chronic diseases get more aggressive care in the New York area than anyplace else in the country, a new report says.
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Source: NY1Two planes bumped into each other on a taxiway in John F. Kennedy Airport Monday night, but no one was injured, according to the Port Authority.
April 11, 2011
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Source:On average, there are about 600 reported incidents of riders being groped, flashed, grinded or similarly assaulted in the subway every year, according to the police.
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Source: WNYCIn the wake of three recent budget bus crashes in the northeast — killing 17 and injuring dozens of others — officials are now wrangling over what kind of regulations to impose on the sprawling industry, which makes 750 million passenger trips a year and accounts for more than 2,000 arrivals and departures every week in New York City.
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Source: NY TimesEasily accessed terror targets at Kennedy Airport and the Port Authority Bus Terminal remained unguarded Saturday despite warnings one day earlier from a top police union official.
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Source: WABC 7Two rallies took place in Manhattan on Saturday; one protesting war, the other supporting unions.
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Source: NY Daily NewsYou probably didn't hear much about city Controller John Liu's new report last week, but you'll definitely hear more by 2013.
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Source: Brooklyn PaperSix years of negotiations yield a deal on Commercial Street.
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Source: WCBS 2A local artist came up with a creative way to turn old MetroCards into high-end souvenirs, but the MTA is taking a swipe at her budding business.
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