Keyword: 'transportation' | Herald Community Newspapers

Keyword: transportation

96 results total, viewing 41 - 50

I couldn’t have been the only one who loved Nassau County’s ill-fated school-zone speed cameras. more

1/8/15

State should extend Ocean Parkway bike trail

There’s long been a rivalry between motorists and cyclists on Long Island. Many, though certainly not all, drivers believe roads are meant exclusively for cars . . . more

9/25/14

For crying out loud, give cyclists a 'brake'

First, a warning and an invitation: This column is a rant. Please join in the diatribe online at www.liherald.com, under Opinions. Thank you. more

9/18/14

Herald Editor Andrew Hackmack, left, intern Brian Stieglitz, center, and Senior Editor Scott Brinton recently cycled from Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa, to check out New York state’s new 3.6-mile, $3.8 million bicycle path on the Ocean Parkway.

Video: Biking the Ocean Parkway

I had been pedaling for an hour and a half when I stopped cold. The view, quite simply, stunned me. It was 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 22, and I was three-quarters of the way through a bike ride up and down the asphalt path that runs along the Wantagh and Ocean parkways, from Nassau County’s Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to the Town of Oyster Bay’s Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa. The entire ride, from Cedar Creek to Tobay Beach and back, was 17.6 miles. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/29/14

Mr. Suozzi, the State Senate's in good hands, thanks

We don’t have to look very far back in the history books to learn about the damage State Senate Democrats inflicted on Long Island taxpayers during their disastrous two years in the majority in 2009 and 2010. more

7/30/14

Stay at the table and work this out

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he wouldn’t get involved in the threatened strike by unionized LIRR workers, which may happen on Sunday. more

7/16/14

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano came to Morrelly Center for Homeland Security in Bethpage to announce contingency plans in the event of a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20. The county plans to offer free Wi-Fi access to roughly 200 commuters, among other measures.

County to offer free Wi-Fi if there’s a LIRR strike

Nassau County plans to offer free wireless Internet access and work cubicles in a 20,000-square-foot office in Bethpage’s industrial park if there is a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/11/14

Commuters, let's not let unions bring us to our knees!

With over 300,000 daily riders, the Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America. But in just two weeks . . . more

7/9/14

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, at microphone, stopped at the Bellmore train station on Tuesday and criticized an MTA/LIRR plan to bus commuters into New York City in the event of an LIRR strike in July. She was joined here by Councilwoman Angie Cullin, lower left, Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad, Councilman Gary Hudes, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and Councilman James Darcy.

Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray lambastes LIRR

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray came to the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station on Tuesday to call on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to rethink a plan to bus train commuters … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/25/14

Merrick Road was the third deadliest road, with seven fatalities. Above, Merrick Road in Merrick

Once again, L.I. roads make deadliest list

Roughly 200 pedestrians were killed on Long Island streets from 2010 to 2012, according to “The Region’s Most Dangerous Roads for Walking,” a report produced by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a non-profit organization committed to decreasing pedestrian fatalities. Eighty-eight died on Nassau County streets. more

By Kimberly Charles | 5/15/14

« Prev | 1 … 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 … 10 | Next »

Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.