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September 19, 2011
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Source: InhabitatDesigned by architect James Ramsey, the principal of RAAD, in part with Dan Barasch of tech think tank PopTech, and a money manager, R. Boykin Curry IV, this ingenious design dubbed The Low-Line is a sustainable urban park with an ambitious underground program focusing in on subterranean photosynthesis.
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Source: NY Daily NewsA coalition of influential interest groups is quietly shopping a new plan to revive the idea of congestion pricing for some Manhattan travel. A draft of the plan says it would generate more than $1 billion in new revenue that would be dedicated for MTA service improvements, and targeted fare and toll reductions.
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Source: NY TimesThe city will remove its last decommissioned single-space parking meter in Manhattan, the start of a year-long process to eliminate all of its steel-and-sludge-hued meters.
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Source: NY Daily NewsAt the Bowling Green subway station in lower Manhattan, transit officials will unveil the first "On the Go! Travel Station." It's an interactive, 47-inch touchscreen providing a wide array of information about what's happening below - and aboveground.
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Source:NJ Transit passengers will see cameras on more buses and will get educated by the agency on how to use tweets, alerts and apps to find out the status of their ride to work and home.
September 16, 2011
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Source:FIVE TRANSIT PROS are among those being considered as a successor to MTA Chairman Jay Walder, the Daily News has learned.
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Source: CBS New YorkA Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus driver was beaten and bruised on the job and is now terrified to return to work.
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Source: Transportation for AmericaEvents across the country next Tuesday will highlight the devastating potential impacts on public transportation contained in the House’s initial negotiating point on the full transportation bill.
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Source: MTA press releaseThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that it had awarded a contract to excavate the cavern that will house the 86th Street Station of the Second Avenue Subway, and build the station's basic structure. The contract, valued at $301 million, was awarded to a joint venture of Skanska USA and Traylor Bros Inc.
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Source: NY TimesBack in 1980, just as America was making its political turn to the right, Milton Friedman lent his voice to the change with the famous TV series “Free to Choose.” In episode after episode, the genial economist identified laissez-faire economics with personal choice and empowerment, an upbeat vision that would be echoed and amplified by Ronald Reagan. But that was then. Today, “free to choose” has become “free to die.”
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Source: ABC New YorkThe AAA says the increase, which takes effect this weekend, violates a federal law that requires that tolls be reasonable.
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Source: WWLP (BostonA coalition of 21 state unions, including the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association, wrote a letter to members of the Senate this week urging them to reject the pension reform bill, which the Senate plans to debate Thursday afternoon.
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Source: Albany Times UnionThe leadership of a Chicago unit of the Amalgamated Transit Union has been ousted due to "runaway financial problems."
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Source: NY1A Transport Workers Union representative spoke up recently about a security problem at an MTA rail yard in Sunset Park that's been present since before the citywide crackdown surrounding the 10th anniversary of September 11th, and while MTA officials said security cameras will be up and running soon, area residents remain concerned about the potential safety risks.
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Source: Regional Plan AssociationYesterday's kickoff of New York City's bike-share program adds yet another mode to the city's robust transportation portfolio. It furthers the reach of the transit system and will bring people closer, faster to the parks, businesses and in-between spots in a heart- and earth-healthy way.
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Source: City Room / NY TimesA strike by 8,700 Verizon workers made the August job picture appear worse, the state's Department of Labor reported. Even so, the city's job market remained weak.
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Source: City Room / NY TimesAfter the line's tracks were wiped away by Tropical Storm Irene, the M.T.A. has been able to restore a section of them. Combined with buses, N.J. Transit and PATH, a commuter can reach the city.
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Source: YourNabe.comTwo transit advocacy agencies have conducted polls on the question. Respondents to one survey said the next Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief should have enough political clout to raise money and the other said what was most needed was experience in running a big-city transit system.
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Source: NY TimesOn a party-line vote, the House approved a G.O.P.-backed bill that would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from blocking Boeing from operating an aircraft assembly line in South Carolina.
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Source: NY TimesThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s online-only guide will have weekly updates, will be interactive to make searches easy and will have flashing warnings of trouble spots.
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