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As part of the Reforming Energy Vision initiative, the New York State Department of Public Service, Con Edison, National Express, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority are participating in a demonstration project to operate five electric school buses throughout the White Plains public school district. The plan is for school buses to operate normally through the year and charge at night, while in the summer months they will be plugged into the grid and used as energy storage assets.
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A newly released report published by Bloomberg predicts a very promising future for electric buses. The report found that switching from conventional to electric buses would not only be helpful for air quality, it would also save money in the long term.
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New York City Transit unveiled a Bus Action Plan on Monday, April 23rd. The plan was described as a transformative vision to deliver the improvements that New Yorkers want.
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The challenges facing the Tri-State Area’s rail systems are legion and the Regional Plan Association's proposal for a Trans-Regional Express system solves all of these problems over a thirty-year timeline.
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While most of the attention on new funding recently has been focused on congestion pricing, “value capture” is another way to fund capital projects that is being hotly debated.
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Today the Regional Plan Association released a report containing suggestions for improving the efficiency of the MTA’s operations and construction costs. The report adds quantifiable evidence to support what we already know: New York City is building less rail and taking far more time to do so than other cities due to inefficiencies in its construction implementation.
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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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The Regional Plan Association (RPA) published their Fourth Regional Plan on November 30th, 21 years after the previous one was
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