(April 17, 2012) Showcasing rapid construction techniques that will hopefully revolutionize infrastructure work, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation replaced an aging bridge in a single weekend. This surely is remarkable to those who have seen such projects drag out over […]
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Business groups form statewide infrastructure coalition, urg…
(March 2, 2012) Rebuild NY Now is a new coalition of New York State businesses lobbying for infusions of federal and state funding for road, bridge, and other infrastructure needs across the state. This new coalition emerges at a time […]
continue readingHouse committee seeks to cut dedicated federal transit fundi…
(February 2, 2012) The draft federal transportation bill was released this week and is a horror show for proponents of transit, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and programs, and for supporters of a “fix it first” approach to transportation funding. The […]
continue readingSenator Gillibrand extols the virtues of a national infrastr…
(January 10, 2012) Working to expedite the badly needed major infrastructure projects across the state, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has been urging the idea of a national infrastructure bank. At a recent event, Gillibrand said that the infrastructure bank “is not […]
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Cuomo steering $100 million in funding to I-390 interchange …
(January 8, 2012) Governor Cuomo will be directing $100 million in state and federal infrastructure funds to a new Interstate 390 interchange that will improve access to the University of Rochester, which has surpassed Kodak as the region’s largest employer. […]
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Will widened Tappan Zee Bridge spawn more sprawl?
(November 11, 2011) An engineer based in Airmont warns that a widened Tappan Zee Bridge will induce even more traffic and sprawling development. […]
continue readingHouse Transportation Committee Chair says focus high speed r…
(November 9, 2011) John Mica (R-FL), the powerful Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said this week, said that the country’s best chance to accomplish a high speed rail corridor is the northeast corridor from Boston to Washington, […]
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Improved Tappan Zee Bridge: Powerful sprawl-inducer?
A downstate transit blogger posits that an improved or expanded Tappan Zee Bridge–if it only makes it easier for cars to cross the Hudson–is likely to be a enormous sprawl-enabler in counties such as Rockland and Orange. An earlier plan […]
continue reading21 million vehicles in New York pass over deficient bridges …
A new report paints an ominous picture of the nation’s busiest bridges. Transportation for America’s recently-release report, The Fix We’re In For: The State of Our Nation’s Busiest Bridges, reveals that in New York State’s major metro areas, over 21,000,000 […]
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NYS sewer, drinking water systems need $75 billion in upgrad…
The state of state’s infrastructure is making headlines throughout NYS as a $75 billion need exists and few imagine additional federal support. Check out the full story here: New York’s crumbling infrastructure: Sewer, drinking water systems need $75 billion in […]
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