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Government, Business, Logistics

NYC Congestion Pricing Encouraged by Transportation Group

New York鈥檚 congestion pricing plan should include fees on motorists both entering and leaving midtown Manhattan, as well as variable rates linked to peak and off-peak hours to encourage commuters to choose the least busy times to travel, a transportation group recommended.

September 17, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

Biggest Battery System Inches N.Y. Toward 100% Green Energy Goal

The biggest battery system in New York is now storing electricity at a technology campus north of Albany to help stabilize the state鈥檚 power grid and reduce carbon emissions.

September 12, 2019
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety

New York Completes $1.8 Million Bridge Strike Prevention Project

New York officials have completed a project meant to reduce bridge strikes on the King Street Bridge in Westchester County.

September 12, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

NYC-Area Rail Bridge Planners Take Another Shot at Federal Funds

New Jersey and New York officials will submit a revised financial plan for the $1.6 billion replacement of a decrepit bridge that鈥檚 key to rail traffic in the U.S. Northeast, the latest attempt to secure funding from a recalcitrant administration.

August 28, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Exxon Is Discouraging Witnesses in Climate Suit, N.Y. Says

New York accused Exxon Mobil Corp. of trying to discourage potential witnesses in a state lawsuit alleging the oil and gas company misled investors about the financial impact of climate change.

August 8, 2019
Government, Business

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces $206 Million for Freight Projects

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced $206 million will be devoted to freight-related projects across the state.

August 5, 2019
Business, Logistics

Amazon Eyes Large Warehouse Spot at Brooklyn鈥檚 Industry City

Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to rent space at Brooklyn鈥檚 Industry City for a new logistics facility, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

July 24, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

Federal Transportation Policymakers to Visit N.Y.-N.J. 鈥楪ateway鈥

An area along the Hudson River in New York and New Jersey will be the site of a field trip federal policymakers have scheduled for the week of April 29 to raise the profile of a tunnel project known colloquially as 鈥淕ateway.鈥

April 26, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

New York City to Limit Cars, Trucks on 14th Street in Traffic-Cutting Experiment

In an 18-month experiment, the city plans to limit car and truck traffic from a six-block stretch of the road, establishing a corridor featuring express buses, wide bike lanes and pedestrian-friendly walkways. The bus service will start in June.

April 24, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

NYC Congestion Pricing Triggers Hustle for Discounts, Exemptions

Commercial truckers want out of New York City鈥檚 first-in-the-nation congestion pricing. So do advocates for the disabled, taxi drivers and swaths of the suburbs.

April 2, 2019