MTA Boss: Feds’ Extensive Technical Questions Are Delaying Congestion Pricing
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How many questions must the MTA face before they can put in a toll?
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Transit Freefall Could Mean Massive Debt, Cuts
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It's the latest evidence that the MTA is going to need a huge infusion of public cash from the Trump administration.
In New Report, RPA Reinforces Link Between Transit and Growth
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Following yesterday’s Build for America launch and last night’s presidential debate, the Regional Plan Association released a major report today recommending an array of public transportation improvements for New York City and northern New Jersey, adding its name to the ever-growing list of orgs and officials calling for federal investment to spur and sustain economic […]
Famed Danish Urbanist Jan Gehl in Town to Consult on PlaNYC
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The Urbanist Musketeers: Alex Garvin, Jan Gehl and Fred Kent in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 30, 2006. Jan Gehl, the famed Danish urbanist, is in New York City this week where, sources say, he has been hired as a consultant for Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC program. At a presentation to the board of the Regional Plan Association […]
There Are Certain Facts That We’ve All Got to Face Up To
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Given that it was only a few months ago that Mayor Michael Bloomberg could be heard saying, "We like traffic, it means economic activity, it means people coming here," his pitch for a whole new set of progressive transportation policies at last week’s meeting of the Regional Plan Association was all the more remarkable: There […]
Robert Moses’s Fundamental Misunderstanding
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In the latest issue of the Regional Plan Association’s Spotlight on the Region newsletter, editor Alex Marshall has an outstanding essay responding to the recent burst of Robert Moses revisionism. An excerpt: It all comes down to capacity. Like many people of his generation, I’m convinced, Moses essentially didn’t understand the different capabilities of […]