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NYMTC’s quarterly Travel Patterns Report provides a snapshot of travel activity throughout New York City, Long Island, the Lower Hudson Valley, and northern New Jersey using data collected from the agencies operating the region’s bridges, tunnels, and public transit systems.
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Support increases significantly when proposed measures are tied to specific outcomes, particularly roadway safety and infrastructure maintenance.
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Findings indicate that the consistency, contextual relevance, complexity, data accuracy, and user-friendliness of the VMT tools vary significantly based on their design and methodology.
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The research, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s ANL, found a robust investment in transit service would result in a 53% increase in transit boardings in the region, with a 9% travel time savings and 11% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
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Realigning the LOSSAN line by constructing a tunnel would shorten the rail route between the two cities by approximately three miles and reduce travel time by six to seven minutes.
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A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2019 shows that an estimated 36,120 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes.
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Plan would replace gas tax to pay for infrastructure, which could set precedent as new federal authorization debate is set to begin.
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The board also voted to continue work on the Twenty-Eight by ’28 Initiative, which seeks ways to accelerate the delivery of 28 major projects before the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Will be used for program to build infrastructure to boost regional passenger rail service frequency to at least 30 minutes systemwide.
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Employment and population growth were primarily responsible for the remainder of the worsening congestion.
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