Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

Watch Andrew Cuomo’s Bizarre, Rambling Take on the State of NYC Transit

By Brad Aaron | Jul 5, 2016 | 19 Comments

From behind a lectern with a placard that said “Modernizing the MTA,” Governor Andrew Cuomo argued today that the MTA is old and outdated, so he deserves credit for even the most basic upgrades. He sounded like someone ranting to himself on a street corner, not a governor with a sound plan to improve the transit system […]

Albany Leaders Fail to Act on Speed Cameras as Session Comes to a Close

By David Meyer | Jun 17, 2016 | 123 Comments

As Albany wraps up its legislative session today, Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are taking no action to protect New Yorkers from a leading cause of death on city streets — speeding drivers. A bill to expand the number of speed cameras in the city from 140 to 200 and loosen restrictions on how they […]

Cuomo’s $27 Billion Transportation Plan Needs Some Sunlight

By David Meyer | Jun 14, 2016 | 4 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Department of Transportation has billions of dollars at its disposal to spend on capital projects but doesn’t tell the public what it plans to do with the money. A bipartisan bill in both houses of the state legislature aims to change that. Unlike the MTA capital plan, which is open to public scrutiny, the state DOT’s project list […]

Andrew Cuomo, City Builder

By Ben Fried | Apr 12, 2016 | 12 Comments

The headline is no joke. In his sixth year governing the state of New York, Andrew Cuomo is on a bit of a roll when it comes to urban planning and city-based economic development. Cuomo and his administration have announced or budgeted for multiple projects over the past few months that promise to heal urban neighborhoods by repairing the damage inflicted […]

Cuomo’s MTA Debt Bomb: How the Pieces Fit Together

By Ben Fried | Apr 8, 2016 | 28 Comments

NY1’s Zack Fink reports that last week’s Albany budget deal raised the MTA’s debt ceiling to $55 billion (about one-third higher than the previous cap of $41 billion). That’s $14 billion more in potential borrowing that, in all likelihood, straphangers will pay off in the form of higher fares. The increase in the debt ceiling wasn’t […]

TSTC: Cuomo and State DOT Need to Get Serious About Pedestrian Safety

By David Meyer | Apr 6, 2016 | 4 Comments

The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is calling on Governor Cuomo and New York State DOT to increase funding for much-needed safety improvements on the state’s most dangerous streets. Tri-State’s 2016 “Most Dangerous Roads for Walking” report, released this morning, summarizes the state of pedestrian safety in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and identifies the streets where the most pedestrians were killed from 2012 to 2014. […]

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