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    City Council Approves Text Amendment to Encourage Private Investment in Public Transit Accessibility Projects

    City Council  •  Accessibility  •  Citywide

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    On October 7, 2021, the City Council voted to approve a new zoning text amendment that would help make public transportation more accessible. The Elevate Transit: Zoning for Accessibility text amendment allows the MTA to leverage private development in order to add elevators or other station access to New York City Transit, Staten Island Railway, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Stations across the city.  (more…)

    Date: 10/18/2021
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    Comptroller Releases Post-COVID-19 Transit Policy Recommendations

    Comptroller's Office  •  Transit  •  Citywide

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    Recommendations include increasing affordable housing near subway stations and increasing service on subway routes and high-ridership bus routes. On October 10, 2021, Comptroller Scott Stringer released “Beyond Rush Hour: COVID-19 and the Future of Public Transit,” a new report reviewing changes in public transit ridership due to the pandemic.  (more…)

    Date: 10/12/2021
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    Mayor Announces Zoning Proposals for Grocery Stores, Transit Accessibility, Small Businesses

    Mayor  •  Zoning  •  Citywide

    Image of current districts under the FRESH program. One of the Mayor’s proposed zoning amendments will expand the FRESH program in outer boroughs. Image Credit: NYC DCP

    The zoning proposals include allowing gyms and spas to open as-of-right. On March 9, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced several proposed zoning changes to support small businesses, create more groceries stores and improve accessibility across the city. The zoning proposals will enter the public review process later this year. (more…)

    Date: 03/10/2021
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    Helping Governor Cuomo Find Genius Solutions for Public Transit

    The Center for New York City Law  •  Commentary

    Ross Sandler, Center for New York City Law Director

    Past engineering geniuses built the great subways and railroads of New York City. On May 23, 2017 Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a call for new geniuses: the MTA Genius Transit Challenge with a prize of $1 million for the best genius ideas that will improve public transit. The three categories for genius input are modern signals to move trains faster through the tunnels, methods to buy new subway cars and fix the old ones faster, and an underground communication system worthy of the 21st century. I would add one additional category for genius thinking: financial resources for public transit. (more…)

    Tags : Governor Andrew Cuomo, MTA, Ross Sandler
    Date: 07/31/2017
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    Transit and Resiliency Topics of Focus at RPA’s Annual Meeting

    Regional Plan Association  •  24th Annual Assembly  •  New York Metropolitan Region
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    Both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Senator Chris Murphy addressed economic disparity and the necessity of a long-term vision and cooperation of local leadership in strengthening the New York Metropolitan region’s infrastructure and economy. The Regional Plan Association held its 24th Annual Assembly at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 25, 2014. The RPA is a non-profit that seeks to promote planning for economic competitiveness, quality of life, and long-term sustainability in the larger New York metropolitan region, comprising of northern New Jersey, southern New York State, and western Connecticut.  The RPA is currently working on its fourth regional plan since 1929, which will offer a guide for the area’s long-term responsible growth, sustainability, and infrastructure improvement. The last regional plan was published in 1996. (more…)

    Tags : Mayor Bill de Blasio, Senator Chris Murphy
    Date: 05/23/2014
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