City officials say the project complies with all applicable laws and should go forward as planned.
New York City transit supporters and local politicians rallied last Friday to protest the Trump administration’s efforts to stop the construction of the 34th Street busway, report Dave Colon and Gersh Kuntzman in Streetsblog NYC.
On October 16, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sent the state and city a letter claiming the city failed to notify the appropriate federal authorities about the bus lane plan. “The Trump administration letter cites unspecified concerns about the movement of trucks and emergency vehicles along the corridor, though trucks are not banned on the busway, and emergency vehicles are not inhibited.”
DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said he would pause the project until the legal battle settles but promised to “defend it.” Others used more forceful language, with Assembly Member Micah Lasher calling the letter “a thinly veiled action, yet again, by the Trump administration to inflict harm and vengeance on the city of New York.” NYCDOT spokesperson Vin Barone said “We are confident that the design complies with all applicable federal laws and regulations, and we will work with the federal government to advance this critical project.”
Read the full story: ‘Outrage’: Pols — And Even DOT Boss — Protest Trump’s Block on 34th St. Busway
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