Politics Across the Hudson : : The Tappan Zee Megaproject / / Philip Mark Plotch.

Winner of the 2015 American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter Journalism Award The State of New York is now building one of the world's longest, widest, and most expensive bridges-the new Tappan Zee Bridge-stretching more than three miles across the Hudson River, approximately thirtee...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2018]
©2015
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (292 p.) :; 7 maps, 4 diagrams, 18 photos
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Guides to This Book
  • Introduction
  • 1. The I-287 Corridor: From Conception to Congestion
  • 2. Searching for Congestion Solutions (1980 - 1988)
  • 3. Finalizing Plans for the HOV Lane (1988 - 1995)
  • 4. Killing the HOV Lane (1994 - 1997)
  • 5. Permut's Rail Line and Platt's Bridge
  • 6. Pataki's Task Force Raising Expectations Sky-High (1998 - 2000)
  • 7. The Thruway Authority versus Metro-North (2000 - 2006)
  • 8. Eliot Spitzer Doesn't Have Enough Steam (2007 - 2008)
  • 9. David Paterson: The Overwhelmed Governor (2008 - 2010)
  • 10. Andrew Cuomo Takes Charge in 2011
  • 11. Public Reaction and Cuomo's Campaign (2011 - 2012)
  • 12. Lost Opportunities and Wasted Resources
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author