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Who Will Stop the Tappan Zee Bridge-doggle?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:58 +0000

by Cap’n Transit Last week the Federal Highway Administration released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Tappan Zee Bridge reconstruction project. This is big news because it finds, in the words of an Associated Press writer, "no ecology obstacles" to the plan. However, lots of people who submitted statements in favor of transit on the bridge were frustrated because the project leaders refused to do more than build a car bridge that "will not preclude transit.

As Others See Us: Tappan Zee Bridge Storefront For Sale

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:05:21 +0000

StreetsBlog is running a caption contest for one of the empty storefronts in Nyack. Like many small businesses with a "For Sale" sign in the window, this shuttered storefront started with high hopes and ended with broken dreams.

TZB: Damn the Environment, Full Speed Ahead

Dave — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:25:05 +0000

Without Fed Funding, Tappan Zee Tolls Could Be $16

By Dave Zornow Nyack, Jan 27 — The NYS Department of Transportation released the Tappan Zee Bridge Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) this week and found no reason to change Governor Cuomo’s aggressive plan to start construction in 4Q 12.

The Battle Over BRT on the TZB: Dueling Websites

Dave — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:50:32 +0000

Nyack, Jan 19 -- This week, a pro-buses-on-the-bridge group launched a Website in response to last week's announcement by a pro-Cuomo/anti-bus group which was in response to a December pro-mass-transit-announcement by a coalition of regional politicians. Confused yet? Wait, there's more.

Mass Transit Yes; New Tappan Zee Bridge No

Dave — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:00:08 +0000

Here's a unique Back-To-The-Future idea about improving Rockland commuters' weekday trip to NYC without building a new Tappan Zee Bridge. The Pedestrian Observations blog says electrifying several of the old rail lines that cross Rockland, Orange and Bergen counties can achieve some of the goals of building a new bridge while costing billions less than constructing TZB II.

Nyack Historical Society on The Tappan Zee Bridge

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:00:17 +0000

by Win Perry Nyack's historical society wrote to Tappan Zee Bridge Project Director Michael P. Anderson to express concerns about the possible impact a new bridge may have on properties of historical significance in the Lower Hudson Valley.

TZx, TOR OK for MLK Day. Metro North: Sat Sched

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:07:26 +0000

On Martin Luther King day, Mon Jan 16, Metro-North trains will run on a Saturday schedule. All Tappan Zee Express (TZx), Transport of Rockland (TOR) and Clarkstown Mini-Trans buses will follow a normal weekday schedule.

Poll Says: “I Want My TZB…” with Mass Transit

Dave — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

by Dave Zornow Nyack, Jan 2 -- More than eight out of ten people living in the Nyack River Villages want a new Tappan Zee Bridge to include some form of mass transit, according to a survey conducted during the last week of 2011.

2011 Images of Nyack

Dave — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:30:01 +0000

Nyack, Dec 30 -- If a picture can conjure a thousands words, here are some of the more memorable photos, illustrations and graphics in 2011. Without further ado and the thousand words, here's our look back at 2011.

Fact & Fiction: Nyack, Brooklyn & the Tappan Zee Bridge

Dave — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:03:05 +0000

Nyack, Dec 23 -- Looking back, it was 350 years ago this week when the natives of Nyack lost jurisdiction over part of Brooklyn. Looking ahead, blogger Cap'n Transit offers 100 Years of the Tappan Zee Bridge -- a food-for-thought view of where today's transportation decisions might be taking us. You can cast your ballot on the lessons of the past and what the future holds by taking the Your Opinion Please: Issues for Nyack, Rockland and Beyond survey.