Transportation News

Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo gave his annual State of the State address and included several NYLCV priorities that we are eager to work with the Governor to enact.

We are excited to release our 2021 NYC Policy Agenda. In 2019, New York City committed to a bold Green

Governor Andrew Cuomo recently released a portion of the funding for various initiatives to electrify public transit and school buses in New York. The incentives include $16.4 million for electric bus expansion and an initial installment of $2.5 million for school bus operators statewide to upgrade to cleaner, more sustainable vehicles. 

We're excited to release our green policy priorities - our 2021 New York State Policy Agenda.

We're excited to release our policy priorities for the Capital Region - our Capital Region 2021-2022 Policy Agenda. We will

Clean transit is a part of the Biden climate plan. NYLCV is hopeful that the Biden administration will prioritize public transit and congestion pricing. We also anticipate the President-elect’s swift actions to advance environmental protection and tackle climate change in 2021.

We're excited to release our policy priorities for Long Island - our 2021-2022 Long Island Policy Agenda. We will focus

The Federal Highway Administration has indefinitely held up approval of New York’s congestion pricing plan - one of NYLCV’s priorities - refusing to raise any substantive concerns. NYLCV is working with other advocates to reach out to New York’s Congressional delegation and President-elect Biden’s transition team to emphasize the need to support transportation, and we are hopeful that we will see positive action on congestion pricing early in 2021.