BINGHAMTON MEDIA ADVISORY

BINGHAMTON MOTORISTS LOSE NEARLY $1,600 PER YEAR ON ROADS THAT ARE ROUGH, CONGESTED AND LACK SOME SAFETY FEATURES

Local speakers join national research group for virtual news conference to release report examining New York road and bridge conditions, congestion, safety and funding.

WHEN:

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. EST
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: +13126266799,,81969679581#,,,,*327861#
Or Telephone: +1 929 205 6099
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. EST.

WHAT:

The average driver in the Binghamton area loses $1,585 annually as a result of driving on roads that are deteriorated, congested, and that lack some desirable safety features, according to a new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, DC.

Local speakers will join TRIP at a virtual news conference on Wednesday to highlight the report’s findings. The report, “New York Transportation by the Numbers: Providing a Modern, Sustainable Transportation System in the Empire State,” examines road and bridge conditions, congestion, economic development, highway safety, traffic congestions, and transportation funding in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Binghamton, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York-Newark-Jersey City, Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica urban areas and statewide.

A link to a video containing TRIP spokesperson comments on the report’s findings for the Binghamton area will also be posted on the TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. EST on January 15.

WHO:

Joseph Alston, Director of Government Affairs, The Business Council of New York State, Inc.

Elizabeth Carey, Director of Public Relations & Corporate Communications, AAA Western & Central New York

Jeffrey Smith, President, New York State County Highway Superintendents Association

Thomas O’Connor, Vice President of Government Relations, Capital Region Chamber and the Center for Economic Growth (CEG)

Ashley Ranslow, New York State Director, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP

CONTACT:

Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)

Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)