A special zone tax, parking fees, and bridge toll revenue are among the possibilities being looked at to pay for mass transit improvements in Westchester and Rockland. The ideas—many of which are considered political hot potatoes—were presented Friday to a state panel that’s studying transit needs on the new Tappan… Read More →
NEW CITY Rockland Legislators are expected to vote Wednesday night on whether to fund the TOR and Tappan ZEExpress bus services for another three months in order to avert a potential shut down that could have impacted thousands of riders. Lawmakers will decide to approve an estimated $3.7 million… Read More →
The Thanksgiving holiday will affect transit systems serving Rockland. Here’s what riders should expect this week, according to the county’s Department of Public Transportation. For help planning your trip, call the Transit Information Center at 845-364-3333, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays (closed Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Nov. 23). Wednesday: *... Read More →
To no one’s surprise, the Rockland Legislature on Tuesday night voted again to award the county’s lucrative bus contract to a Valley Cottage firm. To do so, lawmakers voted 14 to 2 to override County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef’s veto of the Legislature’s measure last month. Only 12 votes were needed…. Read More →
As expected, County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has vetoed a resolution that awarded a contract to operate the county’s TOR and Tappan ZEExpress bus services to Brega Transport Corp. The Legislature last month voted overwhemingly to give the five-year $70 million contract to the Valley Cottage company. In a letter to the… Read More →
