NYC METRO MEDIA ADVISORY
NEW YORK CITY METRO DRIVERS LOSE NEARLY $3,800 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:
Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: +19292056099,,81989318335#,,,,*078130#
Or Telephone: +1 929 205 6099
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. MST.
WHAT:
The average driver in the New York City Metro area loses $3,755 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 Thursday 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 levels, traffic fatality rates, economic development and transportation funding statewide and in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Binghamton, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York City, Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica urban areas.
A link to a video containing TRIP spokesperson comments on the report’s findings for the New York City Metro area will also be posted on the TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. EST on January 29.
WHO:
Elizabeth Carey, Director of Public Relations for AAA Western and Central New York, AAA New York State
James Dussing, President of New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways, Town of Clarence Highway Superintendent
John Ravitz, Executive Vice President/COO, Business Council of Westchester
Bruce Barkevitch, President & CEO, New York Construction Materials Association
Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP
CONTACT:
Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)