NY Task Force: Expand Lower Hudson Valley Bus Service

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published February 12, 2014 at 4:52 PM EST

The governor's Mass Transit Task Force is recommending an expansion of the bus-rapid-transit network in New York's Lower Hudson Valley to support the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

The Journal News reports the plan addresses the fact that commuters travel locally more than they travel to Manhattan.

The proposal estimates the new bus service and bridge will lead to travel times 25 percent faster on local roads and 20 percent faster on Interstate 287.

The four-lane bridge will have an express bus/emergency access lane.

The report says commuter or light rail could benefit the region if the population grows and demand warrants. The bridge, which opens in 2018, will be equipped for that option.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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