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VISION ZERO Mayor Bill de Blasio’s hallmark transportation goal early in his tenure is reducing pedestrian accidents with the Vision Zero initiative. The proposal was received warmly—at least more warmly than the NYPD’s crackdown on jaywalking. Though de Blasio had to deal with early gaffes by his caravan— speeding and rolling through stop signs days after announcing the proposal — with those behind him, the city could be in for lower speed limits and—the hope is—fewer pedestrian fatalities. TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE The replacement of the Tappan Zee continues to be a top priority for the state, especially the Executive Chamber. No matter what the New NY Bridge will be named— the Mario Cuomo Bridge? The Pete Seeger Memorial Bridge?—there has been a full court press to move the construction forward and, at the beginning of the year, a super crane made its way from the West Coast to build the spans. Talk about future toll increases is not expected to die down anytime soon, especially in an election year when state and local lawmakers will be looking to prove to their constituents that they are looking out for voters’ wallets. METRO-NORTH SAFETY Intense scrutiny of the MTA’s connection to areas north of New York City and Connecticut has evolved from agency and state oversight to federal inquiries, studies and recommendations to improve the rail system’s safety. The December derailment of a Metro-North train in the Bronx put the spotlight squarely on railroad brass, and President Howard Permut retired shortly after. The scrutiny has carried over to his successor, Joseph Giulietti, with the recent release of a federal study that found the Metro-North is part of a “deficient safety culture.” cityandstateny.com
4.2 Increase by percentage of rail ridership in the New York City area
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2013 RIDERSHIP: BY THE NUMBERS
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10.6 billion Number of mass transit trips taken in the United States 3.5 billion Number of those trips that took place on MTA transit options
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2.65 billion Number of those trips made on the MTA’s heavy rail (subway) system.
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97 million Number of trips taken on the Long Island Rail Road
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83.3 million Number of trips taken on the Metro-North Railroad
SOURCE: AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION’S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RIDERSHIP REPORT FOR THE 4TH QUARTER OF 2013
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contingency plans that reportedly will rely more on commuters carpooling or telecommuting to work than the shuttles employed during the 1994 LIRR strike. The major repercussion of the discussions on the immediate future of the MTA is the development of its next capital plan, which the MTA’s Tom Prendergast told state lawmakers could be slashed by $6 billion if the MTA agrees to contract terms from the first federal mediation meeting should the agency choose that route over a fare hike.