"The big news yesterday was a bombshell from New York Focus, which, clearly inspired by Dave Colon's recent reporting on the demise of the Cross Bronx widening, mused, "Hmm, we wonder about other highway widening." Well, reporter Sam Mellins got a huge scoop in reporting that the state Department of Transportation would not widen Route 17 in the Catskills. Of course, we followed (and added some value)."
"We beg to differ. Here's hoping we see more fiscal restraint when it comes to unnecessary highway widenings, both in Albany and in Washington. In other news from another slow day on the streets beat: More the merrier: NY1 cribbed a lot from our reporting on daylight for its ... reporting on daylighting. So is Citi Bike cheaper than the subway? It depends ... so use this calculator. (Reddit)"
"Of course, we followed (and added some value). None of the other outlets thought the cancelation of a waste of $1.3 billion in taxpayer money was that big a deal. We beg to differ. Here's hoping we see more fiscal restraint when it comes to unnecessary highway widenings, both in Albany and in Washington. In other news from another slow day on the streets beat: More the merrier: NY1 cribbed a lot from our reporting on daylight for its ... reporting on daylighting."
State Department of Transportation will not widen Route 17 in the Catskills, halting a potential costly highway expansion. The decision avoids an estimated $1.3 billion expenditure on unnecessary widening. Other outlets downplayed the cancelation, but the choice exemplifies fiscal restraint on highway projects. Advocates call for similar restraint in Albany and Washington to stop wasteful road expansions. Additional local transportation items include NY1 adopting reporting on daylighting, a Citi Bike versus subway cost calculator, praise for the newly resilient East River Park, a livable-streets ownership dispute in Forest Hills, and coverage of a taxi driver clubhouse.
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