Wednesday Winners (& Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. New York State Senator Jose Peralta | Photo: nysenate.gov WINNERS New York State Senator...
View ArticleNew Jersey’s Pile of Transportation Troubles in 500 Words or Less
A quick update on some of the Garden State’s transportation issues: Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) The state’s TTF will run dry on July 1, one year earlier than initially thought. Legislative...
View ArticleA New Port Authority Bus Terminal: One Small Piece of the Larger Cross-Hudson...
Last week the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey released preliminary proposals for a new bus terminal. There were five proposals in total, estimated to take anywhere from 11 to 15 years to...
View ArticleA Possible PATH to Funding Capacity Improvements?
Source: Wall Street Journal Mobilizing the Region recently explored the current and future capacity problems confronting trans-Hudson commuters and why the Port Authority Bus Terminal should be one of...
View ArticleWednesday Winners (& Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. WINNERS Pope Francis — For his visit to the United States, Pope Francis brought an urbanist...
View Article200 Million Reasons (& Growing) to Invest in Trans-Hudson Transit
Governor Cuomo’s proposal to overhaul LaGuardia Airport has brought a great deal of attention to the meager state of one of the region’s most important airports. While LaGuardia is a vital link to the...
View ArticleOn Bus Terminal, Does the Port Authority Know What It’s Doing?
“We are so out of our league. We don’t know what we’re doing. If the board does not seek ideas from others, we’re going to make the wrong decision, as we’ve done before,” said PANYNJ Commissioner...
View ArticleWill Haste Make Waste in PABT Design Competition?
After years of kicking the can down the road, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) finally announced last Friday the launch of its International Design & Deliverability...
View ArticleA Big Day for Improving Trans-Hudson Commutes
Thursday’s meeting of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners resulted in some big news for people whose commutes take them from one side of the Hudson River to the other....
View Article230,000 Losers and Still No Clear Winner in Port Authority Bus Terminal...
Nearly a year ago, discussing the bus terminal replacement project, the Port Authority declared, “We are so out of our league. We don’t know what we’re doing.” Since then, the authority has launched an...
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