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Staten Island Expressway Gains a Lane

The Staten Island Expressway is expanding in the name of congestion relief.

October 30, 2020 - Staten Island Advance

Subway Homeless

Proposed Law Would End Development Review Exemption for Homeless Shelters

If passed, a new law would require homeless shelter developments in New York City to undergo the full Uniform Land Use Review Procedure.

January 29, 2020 - Staten Island Advance

The New York Wheel Stops Spinning

Actually, the New York Wheel never started spinning, but now the project is permanently dead so it will never get the chance.

October 24, 2018 - Staten Island Advance

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MTA Proposes Bus System Overhaul for Staten Island

Staten Island is getting what appears to be the biggest trend in transit planning: a bus system makeover.

June 2, 2017 - Staten Island Advance

Editorial: Bike and Pedestrian Proposal for Verrazano-Narrows Bridge an Expensive Joke

A strong scent of snark is detected in a recent editorial criticizing the possibility of building a shared bike and pedestrian path on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to State Island.

October 10, 2015 - Staten Island Advance

Op-Ed: Infrastructure First, Redevelopment Second for Staten Island

With big plans come big responsibilities. Will a massive wave of development investment headed for Staten Island be met with a commensurate investment in infrastructure?

July 16, 2015 - Staten Island Advance

Aerial Tram Proposed to Connect Staten Island and Manhattan

A proposal to build a $175 million tram across the New York Harbor has the support of the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation and a mayor who is willing to listen.

June 13, 2015 - Staten Island Advance

Staten Island Rail on the Drawing Board

A year-long study of the proposed West Shore Light Rail finds that the borough could draw nine stations and about 13,000 riders traveling within Staten Island or to Manhattan.

March 25, 2009 - Staten Island Advance

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