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Our Priorities for Long Island
We're excited to release our policy priorities for Long Island - our 2021-2022 Long Island Policy Agenda. We will focus
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NYLCV and Partners Send Letter on MTA Funding to NY Congressional Delegation
Dear Members of New York’s Congressional Delegation, The undersigned organizations thank you for the work you are doing to support
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Clean School Bus Programs Are Growing Across New York
A few communities in New York State are working on electric school bus pilot programs. As part of our Clean Buses for Healthy Niños campaign, we’re tracking these ongoing and upcoming pilot programs across New York State.
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MTA to Monetize Its Rooftops With Solar Panels
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is embracing solar power in a new initiative that will help fight greenhouse gas emissions and give the authority a new income stream to improve public transit. It plans to lease more than 10 million square feet of its rooftop space to solar power generating companies.
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Congestion Pricing: The Road to Improving New York's Transit System
Traffic is a notable problem in New York as mass transit is becoming riddled with delays, signal failures, and decades-old infrastructure. Congestion pricing would raise much-needed funding for long-term improvements to the region’s transit system, reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from cars, and decrease traffic congestion by encouraging the use of public transportation.
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Our 2018 New York State Environmental Policy Agenda
Our 2018 agenda charges the legislature and executive with four distinct but interconnected directives: ensure adequate funding for the environment, address the causes and effects of climate change, protect the health of New Yorkers and their communities, and conserve natural resources. Though we will support nearly fifty policies this year, we have identified the four issues below as top priorities.
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Regional Plan Association Releases Fourth Regional Plan
The Regional Plan Association (RPA) published their Fourth Regional Plan on November 30th, 21 years after the previous one was
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Five Years Post Superstorm Sandy, where do At-Risk Areas in New York Stand?
though New York and many other states along the Atlantic coast have bounced back from Sandy’s devastation -- which required a total federal aid package of $50.5 billion -- there is still a lot of work to be done.
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