A White Plains woman who has become a national advocate for banning the use of electronic devices while driving is set to speak to parents and teens in Carmel. Jacy Good will speak on May 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Donald B. Smith Campus of the Bureau… Read More →
Rockland County will spend $4.8 million this year to repair its battered roads. As part of its largest paving and resurfacing program in its history, the county highway department will work on some 20 miles of its most beat-up and potholed roads. It includes major roadwork projects that were delayed… Read More →
Looks like the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina is about to get a big promotion. Anthony Foxx will be nominated by President Barack Obama to replace outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, officials told The Associated Press. Foxx, first elected mayor in 2009, is credited with launching Charlotte’s Streetcar Project… Read More →
Riders of TOR Loop No. 2 can expect quicker travel times starting Sunday. Buses on the route, which serves shopping centers and other destinations in Monsey, will now run in both directions. The bi-directional Transport of Rockland service means some riders will no longer have to wait for the bus… Read More →
The Snow and Ice Management Association, a national group representing the snow removal industry, has provided the following tips on how to safely shovel snow. These are edited from SIMA’s press release: 1. Stay on top of the snow. When there’s a heavy snow, the best advice is to stay… Read More →
If you’ve been looking for a more detailed view of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, the state and the project’s design-builder rolled out this slick video last night. It features the twin-span crossing from all angles, including its new shared pedestrian-bicycle lane.
Yonkers resident John Bingham, who was riding a Grand Central-bound train on Wednesday morning, shot this video and sent it to NBC. The train engineer, who the MTA did not identify, has been suspended, according to reports. View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com. Source: NBC
The brighter, airier M-8 train cars now make almost a third of the New Haven Line runs during the week, and about half of them during the weekend, Metro-North Railroad says. So it makes sense that when I rode to Manhattan yesterday, I boarded one of the railroad’s newest cars… Read More →
Welcome to Commuter Life, a new blog dedicated to all things transit and the people who travel LoHud’s roads and rails every day. I’m Theresa Juva-Brown, LoHud.com’s new commuting reporter, and I’ll be counting on you to share your stories, tips, and ideas to make this a go-to place for… Read More →
