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News
Jun 26 2019
RPA Announces Miriam Peterson & Nathan Rich of PRO - Peterson Rich Office as 2019 Richard Kaplan Chairs for Urban Design
by Tom Wright
Jun 25 2019
RPA Statement in Response to Amendments to PANYNJ’s Capital Plan
Apr 23 2019
RPA Statement in Response NYC DOT’s L Train Project Plans
by Kate Slevin
Mar 31 2019
RPA Statement on New York State Budget
Mar 24 2019
RPA Statement in Response to the Small Group of Elected Officials Rallying This Afternoon Against Congestion Pricing
Mar 04 2019
RPA Announces JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont to Headline Assembly 2019
by Lauren Tsuboyama
Feb 25 2019
Regional Plan Association Issues Report on the Impacts of a Partial Shutdown of the Trans-Hudson Tunnel
RPA Chairman Comments on Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio’s MTA Transformation Plan
by Scott Rechler
RPA President Comments on Governor Cuomo’s and Mayor de Blasio’s MTA Transformation Plan
Feb 13 2019
Regional Plan Association Statement on Amazon’s Cancellation of HQ2
Jan 29 2019
Regional Plan Association Statement on Amazon City Council Hearing
Jan 22 2019
Transit Advocates Call on Legislators to Support Congestion Pricing, Show Benefits of MTA Funding for NYC’s Neighborhoods
RPA Response to Governor Murphy’s Call to Build New AirTrain System at Newark Airport
Jan 13 2019
Regional Plan Association statement on Robert Mujica’s press release on MTA and congestion pricing
Jan 02 2019
RPA response to L train announcement
Oct 03 2018
RPA Statement Regarding Upgrades to JFK Airport
Statement On Governor Cuomo Supporting Congestion Pricing
Mar 25 2018
Build Gateway Now Coalition Statement on Federal Funding Bill
Mar 20 2018
Build Gateway Now Coalition Calls on NY and NJ Congressional Delegations to Vote No on Budget Bill Unless it Includes Gateway
Feb 13 2018
Business Leaders and Transportation Experts Outline Plan for Federal and Private Investment In Infrastructure
by Dani Simons
Dec 05 2017
158 Organizations from Across the Tri-State Area Sign a Joint Pledge to Promote Equity in Implementation of Regional Plan Association Recommendations
by Pierina Ana Sanchez
Jul 10 2016
Study Finds Gaps in Health Outcomes in New York Metropolitan Region
Feb 23 2016
Outdated Federal Regulations Constrain Community Revitalization
Oct 14 2015
Nonprofit Groups Create Research Tool to Address Housing Crisis on Long Island
Jul 19 2015
RPA Says New York City Must Be Allowed to Independently Raise Revenue for Contributions to MTA Capital Plan
Apr 01 2015
Regional Plan Association Announces Speakers, Schedule for Annual Assembly on April 24
Feb 09 2015
RPA Study: Manhattan-Centric Transit System Fails to Meet Demand in New York City’s Other Boroughs
Jan 25 2015
RPA Wins Grant for Fourth Plan From Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Jan 12 2015
Former MTA Chiefs Call on Leaders in Albany to Fully Fund MTA Capital Plan
Apr 30 2014
Slow Adoption of Modern Technology Hampers New York City Subway
Mar 25 2014
RPA Announces Leadership, Advisory Body for Fourth Regional Plan
Jan 15 2014
New Haven Rail Line Faces Decades of Disruption, Risk of Outages Without Major New Investment
Nov 11 2013
Grants Awarded to Help Build Affordable Housing Near Transit
Jul 23 2013
Alliance for a New Penn Station Commends New York City Council Vote to Grant Time-Limited Permit to Madison Square Garden
Jun 26 2013
Study: Nearly Half of Connecticut Towns Lack Policies Supporting Transit-Oriented Development
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