Clik here to view.
Why New York State Needs Complete Streets NOW!
A new national report by Transportation for America finds 1 in 5 traffic deaths in NY are pedestrians. Dangerous by Design 2011: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths (and Making...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Buffalo Residents Join NYSTEA
The NYSTEA steering committee completed its upstate NY tour last week in Buffalo. This most recent town hall meeting was co-sponsored by local groups: Citizens for Regional Transit, Green Options...
View ArticleClik here to view.
House GOP Proposes Transportation Cuts
Despite the struggling economic recovery and 9.2% unemployment rate, the debate in Washington D.C. and state capitals around the nation is centered around a singular vision of blindly slashing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trouble Ahead For Upstate NY Transit Funding, Too
In late September, advocates in New York City told state and federal lawmakers, “Don’t X Out Transit” at two events. That message is just as resonant when it comes to the transit systems in upstate New...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Long Island Fights to Keep Bus Service
By Vision Long Island Long Island Bus has dominated transportation discussions for the last several months, not only on Long Island but in the entire tri-state region. Essentially, one of the nation’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deep Service Cuts in Buffalo from Lack of Funding
Yesterday, the commissioners of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) formally adopted a plan to cut 22% of service miles from their Metro transit system. These cuts attempt to address...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Transportation Gets Attention in Governor Cuomo’s Budget
New York State’s 2012 draft budget gave transportation some much-needed attention. If the plan is adopted, the state will dispense $4.4 billion to New York’s transit systems ($4 billion to the MTA and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Albany Bumps Up Transit in the State Budget
Albany has passed the 2012-2013 State Budget on time for the second consecutive year. Compared to previous years, transit made out pretty well: MTA Capital Plan In the end, the State decided to support...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Transit Equity in a Down Economy
In the summer of 2009, AVillage, Inc., a grassroots organization committed to improving the quality of life in Albany’s South End neighborhood, engaged my services. The advocacy group sought direct...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NYSTEA influences Federal Transit Administration’s Civil Rights Guidance
As most are aware, the MTA is considering raising fares again for the 4th time in 5 years. This time around, equity should be a primary concern. Everyone is impacted when fares skyrocket, but some...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo’s Executive Budget: $40 Million Taken from Transit, No...
The following post was originally published on 1/22/2014, by Ryan Lynch of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Governor Andrew Cuomo released his 2014-2015 Executive Budget yesterday and a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
NYSTEA submits letter to Mayor de Blasio asking for Rider Representative on...
In September of 2014, the NYSTEA coalition submitted a letter to the Mayor of NYC, Bill de Blasio, urging him to include as part of his four recommendations submitted to Governor Cuomo, two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Rider Representation fact sheets
The NYSTEA Rider Representation campaign seeks to have at least two “rider-representatives” appointed to the governing board’s of the five largest public transportation authorities in NY State. A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
$1 Billion and Counting: New York’s Non-MTA Transit Capital Needs
The following content was originally posted by NYSTEA coalition member, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Written by: Nadine Lemmon, New York and Federal Policy Coordinator at TSTC NYPTA’s New...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Join NYSTEA on February 3rd for Transit Awareness Day!
On February 3rd, NYSTEA will be in Albany to participate in Transit Awareness Day. The entire day will feature a transit rally, discussions with policy makers, a legislative reception, and transit...
View Article
