The Reconnecting Communities Act which would have allocated $15 billion to retrofitting or replacing roadways that cut through economically disadvantaged areas, like the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
‘Will there really be 9,000 daily riders? Does a cost benefit analysis justify investing $2.05 billion for this project, long-championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who will no longer be in office come next month?’
‘Everything has been car-centric since Robert Moses divided the borough in half with the Cross Bronx Expressway,’ one Bronxite who welcomes the scooters told City Limits. ‘It’s just a matter of righting a lot of those wrongs, and we’re glad the city is finally paying attention to us.’
Advocates say they would like to see the timely completion of other major projects in the borough before Mayor de Blasio leaves office, including adding bus lanes on Gun Hill Road and University Avenue, and curbing the number of cars and trucks often blocking the bus lanes on Fordham Road.
More than 120 people have been killed in city traffic incidents between January and June, a new report says.
Advocates say the previous policy disproportionately impacted low-income people and people of color.
La policía ha dicho que la seguridad del puente Willis Avenue está dividida en dos mitades, del lado de Manhattan se encarga el precinto 25 y del lado del condado del Bronx se encarga el 40, sin embargo, los repartidores piden sencillamente seguridad para cruzarlo.
The MTA will add four new Metro North stations to the East Bronx as part of its Penn Station Access Initiative. The Department of City Planning is researching the best ways to develop the surrounding neighborhoods, and garnering public feedback.
42 percent of those estimated deaths were linked to vehicle pollution from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. The findings support an argument for interstate vehicle emissions policies, researchers explained.
Council District 32 has had Republican representation since 2009. Five Democrats are running June 22 for a chance to turn the seat blue, while two Republican candidates hope to keep the district under GOP control.