To the editor: While New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo continue to fight over who is responsible for management of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and how much each should contribute for funding the current $32 billion 2015-2019 Five Year Capital Plan, Washington […]
Tag: transportation
Citi Bike worries about proposed helmet law
Senator Simcha Felder and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic are proposing a law (S.6531/A.8550) that would require all New York City bikers to wear a helmet. Although it seems like a small change it would greatly affect bikers and bike sharing programs like Citi Bike. The legislation would require that any person […]
Happy 52nd anniversary to public transportation
To the editor: The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late President Lyndon Johnson’s greatest accomplishments which continues benefiting many Americans today. On July 9th, 1964 he signed the “Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964” into law. Subsequently this has resulted in the […]