Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

What Will It Take to Enact the Sandy Commission’s Transportation Proposals?

By Stephen Miller | Jan 15, 2013 | 1 Comment

Governor Cuomo’s post-Sandy infrastructure commission unveiled its recommendations [PDF] last week, and while it focused heavily on hardening the city’s transportation network against future storms, it also offered glimpses of how infrastructure could be more resilient in the wake of disaster, with Bus Rapid Transit playing a prominent role. In addition to BRT, the report from the […]

Cuomo Barely Mentions Transit in 2013 Agenda

By Stephen Miller | Jan 9, 2013 | 20 Comments

Tuning in to this afternoon’s State of the State address, you could be forgiven for forgetting that New York depends on the nation’s largest transit system — a system burdened by debt and ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, which is in desperate need of leadership from the governor. Between the inside political jokes and grand pronouncements, […]

New York Needs Cuomo to Talk Transit in Tomorrow’s State of the State

By Stephen Miller | Jan 8, 2013 | 2 Comments

In his State of the State address tomorrow afternoon, Governor Andrew Cuomo has the opportunity to set the tone for transportation policy in the year ahead. And with the NYC region’s transit system having absorbed billions of dollars worth of damage from Hurricane Sandy, it’s going to be a very important year indeed. Cuomo has to […]

Who Runs the MTA? Check Governor Cuomo’s Website for the Answer…

By Stephen Miller | Nov 19, 2012 | 1 Comment

The MTA — the agency elected officials usually try to distance themselves from as much as possible — has lately been serving as the model for effective post-Sandy recovery. And in a welcome turn, Governor Andrew Cuomo himself has taken center stage when all eyes are on the MTA’s performance. There are even real-time MTA service status […]

Rebuilding New York City for a New Reality

By John Kaehny | Nov 2, 2012 | 20 Comments

“Climate change is a reality… for us to sit here today and say this is a once-in-a-generation, and it’s not going to happen again, I think would be short-sighted… I’m hopeful that not only will we rebuild this city and metropolitan area but use this as an opportunity to build it back smarter.” — Governor […]

Will Cuomo Spend Bike-Ped Funds on Bike-Ped Projects?

By Brad Aaron | Oct 1, 2012 | 2 Comments

With MAP-21 taking effect today, city and state transportation advocates are calling on Governor Cuomo and the New York State Department of Transportation to devote all of its federal bike-ped funds to walking and cycling infrastructure. The coalition of just over 100 groups is also asking that the state make available millions of dollars, allocated as part […]

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