Comments on: Transpo Bills Gummed Up By State Senate Dysfunction http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/13/transpo-bills-gummed-up-by-state-senate-dysfunction/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:07:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jim Mearkle http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/13/transpo-bills-gummed-up-by-state-senate-dysfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-89901 Jim Mearkle Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:18:36 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=9681#comment-89901 The complete streets bills are lacking a vital component: funding. If 1% of NYSDOT's budget were made available to municipalities, that would provide $150 million/year for complete streets projects. I would start with a formula that combines population density and centerline miles of road in each municipality. This would be a fair approximation of the need. After the initial disbursement, any unclaimed funds could be made available to municipalities that have active programs. The complete streets bills are lacking a vital component: funding. If 1% of NYSDOT's budget were made available to municipalities, that would provide $150 million/year for complete streets projects.

I would start with a formula that combines population density and centerline miles of road in each municipality. This would be a fair approximation of the need. After the initial disbursement, any unclaimed funds could be made available to municipalities that have active programs.

]]> By: Nathanael http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/13/transpo-bills-gummed-up-by-state-senate-dysfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-82041 Nathanael Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:35:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=9681#comment-82041 Really, we should abolish the utterly functionless State Senate -- go unicameral. To do that I think we need a Constitutional Convention though. Really, we should abolish the utterly functionless State Senate -- go unicameral. To do that I think we need a Constitutional Convention though.

]]> By: paco http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/13/transpo-bills-gummed-up-by-state-senate-dysfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-81491 paco Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:55:53 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=9681#comment-81491 We've still got a long way to go for truly safe streets and that'll take years to happen but the fact that the Espada's selfishness let the Hayley and Diego law fall by the way side is utterly despicable. I am frggin' outraged. If it were one of his kids struck by a reckless motorist, you can bet he'd put aside the idiocy of fighting for titles and bonuses in a dysfunctional senate. I want to move to his district, just to vote for whoever his challenger is in the next election... oh wait, he doesn't actually live in his district either! There's lots of awful role models in power unfortunately, but Espada is reprehensible. And Monserrate and the rest of the fare hike four aren't too far behind. We've still got a long way to go for truly safe streets and that'll take years to happen but the fact that the Espada's selfishness let the Hayley and Diego law fall by the way side is utterly despicable. I am frggin' outraged. If it were one of his kids struck by a reckless motorist, you can bet he'd put aside the idiocy of fighting for titles and bonuses in a dysfunctional senate. I want to move to his district, just to vote for whoever his challenger is in the next election... oh wait, he doesn't actually live in his district either! There's lots of awful role models in power unfortunately, but Espada is reprehensible. And Monserrate and the rest of the fare hike four aren't too far behind.

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