Transportation Task Force
Schedule:
Meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month unless noted otherwise
Co-chairs:
Ed Petrou, Tectonic Engineering (Former Regional Director of NYSDOT)
Marc Herbst, Long Island Contractors' Assoc.
Donald Sioss, H2M Group
Transportation Initiative
- Encourage innovative transportation technology for future development projects
- Provide innovative public transportation solutions for Long Island
- Work to accelerate cost effective road improvements on Routes 347/454, 110, 111,112, Sagtikos Parkway, Meadowbrook Pkwy and others.
- Develop solutions to improve traffic flow in Melville and Uniondale
- Reopen LIRR Train Station at Republic Airport
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Subcommittees
Air- Leader: Peter Stolfi, B.Thayer Associates
Rail- Leader: Edward Petrou, Tectonic Engineering
Bus-Leader: Robert Schinnick, Director of Transportation Operations for Suffolk County Transit
Roads-Leader: Frank Lipinski, American Concrete Pavement Association of NYS
Innovative Transportation-Leader: TBD
Project Funding/Alternative Funds-Leader: TBD
Public Event Planning- Leader: Michael J. Jones, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Young Adult-Leader: Lenae McKee, Rebecca Langweber
Policy Issues 2008
- Encourage public transportation for Long Island
- Support cost effective, innovative, low-impact solutions to improve traffic flow in Melville (Route 110)
- Work to accelerate road improvements on Pinelawn Road and Routes 347/454,111, & 112
- Reopen Train Station at Republic Airport
- Consider making HOV lane into a fifth lane
- Improve signage on Route 110 and add additional bus shelters
- Oppose making HOV lane into High Occupancy Toll Lane
Transportation Task Force Meeting on October 28th, LIRR thanks ALI for honoring their 175th year of service.
From left: Sheldon Sackstein (Sackstein & Co.), Elisa Picca (LIRR), Lance Anderson (LIRR).
"New Techonologies in Transportation" Presentations:
CLICK HERE for Andrew Hayes, FASTTRANSIT, MAGLEV Presentation
CLICK HERE for Vindoh Swaminathan, IBM, Smarter Transportation Presentation
CLICK HERE for Patty Clark, NY/NJ Port Authority, NexGen Satellite Air Traffic Control
Past Meetings:
Transportation Task Force Meeting on August 26th with Senator Johnson and Subi Chakraborti, Regional Director of the Department of Transportation.
From left: Marc Herbst (LICA), Senator Craig Johnson (NYS Senate), Subi Chakraborti (Department of Transportation), Ed Petrou (Tectonic Engineering and Survey), Erica Kaplan (ALI) and Sheldon Sackstein (Sackstein & Co.)
Photo Credit: John Rigrod, Hammer Magazine
Jim Fonda of the Department of Transportation Updates the Transportation Task Force on the progress of the Route 110 Project
Photo Credit: John Rigrod, Hammer Magazine
Newsday Article-May 12, 2010- Advocates regroup for public transit on Route 110
Commuter Transportation Fact Sheet
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