DEDICATED BUS LANE PREPARATIONS BEGIN

DEDICATED BUS LANE PREPARATIONS BEGIN

Hudson Link Service Launches Monday, Oct. 29 NYS THRUWAY AUTHORITY – Tappan Zee Constructors (TZC) is scheduled to stripe bus lanes on the eastbound span and restripe traffic lanes on the westbound span during the overnight of Thursday, Oct. 25. The work will require overnight lane closures in both directions. The eastbound span bus lanes […]

MAPPING FUTURE BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR ROCKLAND

MAPPING FUTURE BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR ROCKLAND

Ombudsman Alert was inspired to plan such a series by last week’s turnout of well over 100 Clarkstown residents at the October 16 public hearing concerning the fate of the Clarkstown Mini-Trans Bus System. The unique status of Clarkstown’s bus system, not just as the only one in all of Rockland’s towns, but as one of at […]

County Executive’s Corner: “Standing Up to Hate”

County Executive’s Corner: “Standing Up to Hate”

By County Executive Day As many of you know on Saturday, June 30th there was an incident of hate on a Transport of Rockland bus in Orangetown. But that phrase, “incident of hate” doesn’t fully describe what happened, a woman hurled disgusting racial and ethnic epithets at fellow passengers on this bus. I refuse to […]

Tappan Zee Bridge Will House Bus Lane

The new Tappan Zee Bridge will have an exclusive bus lane during rush hour. This is the first step towards bringing mass transit to the bridge, according to the New York State Thruway Authority spokesperson Andrew O’Rourke. The lanes will operate as bus lanes during the morning and evening rush hour periods. These lanes will […]