The speculation is over: outgoing County Executive Maggie Brooks has landed a gig as an RTS executive. Brooks has been tapped to be the transit agency’s vice president of strategic initiatives, a move that’ll probably come as a surprise to few. RTS officials recently created the position to better connect and work with regional groups, […]
Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
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Busing the kids
To come up with a real solution to the fights, we have to address their roots. And nobody wants to do that.
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Feedback 2/25
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FEEDBACK 3/12
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Shifting gears
Rochesterians are spending less time driving and more time on bikes and buses, says a recent report from the US Public Interest Research Group. “Transportation in Transition” analyzed the country’s 100 largest urban areas to measure shifts in how people get around. Rich Perrin, executive director of the Genesee Transportation Council, says that people are […]
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Comptroller’s report details state authorities’ payrolls
This post has been corrected. State-created public authorities have about 104,000 employees that they pay just under $7 billion — $762 million of which is overtime pay, says a new report from the state Comptroller’s Office. The report is hardly a rebuke of the spending; it’s mostly a straightforward account of staff salaries, overtime pay, […]
