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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Subway safety investments bring more cops, platform barriers, and entry gates
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Commuters will see multiple safety upgrades coming to New York City subways as part of investments from the state budget. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced budget investments to increase public safety and fund infrastructure improvements for the MTA on Thursday. More Transit News The state plans to increase police presence on the subway platforms and trains for six months with a $77 million partnership with the NYPD. In addition, the state will invest another $45 million in funding the National Guard Empire Shield mission to deter and prevent terrorist activity at commuter hubs. 'When it comes to keeping New Yorkers safe – I refuse to back down, and that is why I fought for a budget that is delivering on my promises to add more police in our subways, invests in crucial safety upgrades, and cracks down on shameless fare evaders,' Hochul said. More Local News To help address homelessness and mental health in the subways, the governor also announced the deployment of Safe Options Support (SOS) teams and expanding outreach services by the city's Department of Homeless Services. Along with tackling safety and mental health in the subways, Hochul announced full funding of the MTA's proposed Capital Plan to build the Interborough Express, install more platform barriers and LED lighting, and add new fare gate systems in more than 150 subway stations. Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
These 43 subway stations will get new elevators: MTA
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The MTA has identified the first 43 subway stations that will get new elevators as part of its 2025-2026 Capital Plan. The MTA's budget for the next five years includes funding accessibility upgrades to at least 60 subway stations across the city. In March, the MTA identified the first 43 stations slated for the upgrades. More Local News Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced that the MTA's full, $68 million Capital Plan will be funded in the state's 2026 budget, including the ADA upgrades. With the funding secured, the MTA will begin designing the stations, and construction could start by next year, according to a spokesperson for the MTA. The Bronx 182-183 Sts Baychester Av Elder Av Norwood-205 St Prospect Av West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av Brooklyn 4 Av-9 St 4 Av-9 St Avenue N Brighton Beach Cypress Hills Flushing Av Gates Av Myrtle-Willoughby Avs Nostrand Av President St-Medgar Evers College Smith-9 Sts Sterling St Van Siclen Av Van Siclen Av Wilson Av Manhattan 116 St 125 St 155 St 157 St 191 St 207 St 23 St 23 St Canal St Canal St Canal St Canal St Central Park North (110 St) Spring St Queens 103 St 121 St 88 St Beach 36 St Beach 90 St Elmhurst Av Forest Av Staten Island Prince's Bay Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
02-04-2025
- General
- CBC
The Autism Centre of Excellence school is moving to the planning phase. But not all parents are happy
Edmonton Public Schools is planning a dedicated school for students with autism they say will offer an enhanced learning environment and increase capacity, but which some parents and advocates warn is a setback for education. The Autism Centre of Excellence school received planning funding from the province last December and was approved in the 2026-29 Capital Plan at Tuesday's school board meeting. The idea is to convert an existing school site into a space dedicated to providing support for the division's growing number of autistic students. It would include learning environments tailored to autistic students, increased capacity for support, enhanced programming and training, and a student transition hub, a report tabled Tuesday says. But parents of kids with disabilities like Nicole Renaud and Rajesh Kumar are worried it creates a segregated system. "Disabled students are just beginning to recover from a nine-week targeted exclusion from EPSB schools," Renaud said at the meeting, referring to students who were asked to stay home during the recent support worker strike. "And now EPSB is looking for ways to segregate disabled students further as a priority in their planning." About 40 per cent of autistic students enrol in specialized interactions programming, a style of education designed to improve communication, social interaction and behaviour while developing academic skills. The other 60 per cent chose to be integrated into a regular classroom. But Kumar said parents are increasingly being pushed away from the integrated model and told they will get better support in the interactions program. Kumar is worried the new school will further incentivize underresourcing at neighbourhood schools. "I know many parents like me are not being heard. We are looking to see the division deliver the support teachers need to provide an inclusive education," Kumar said. Kumar and advocates from Inclusion Alberta said integrated classrooms provide the best outcomes for disabled students. "Segregated schools for students with disabilities are neither new nor innovative," Inclusion Alberta director Philip Ney told the meeting. "Such schools were created because students with disabilities were long denied their right to a public education." Superintendent Darrel Robertson said their model has shown success, but acknowledged the division doesn't have all the answers. "We don't have everything figured out in terms of supporting all of our children to be successful," Robertson said. "And I'm not sure there is a school division in the world that does." Over the past six years, 75 per cent of all new classes established by EPSB have been dedicated to the interactions program, the report says. The new school would allow the division to address that growth, and also provides parent choice, Robertson said. "Planning funding for an Autism Centre of Excellence gives us an opportunity to dream a little bit about what could be," Robertson said. "It's not meant to provide a segregation model in the school division for children on the spectrum." He said the only person who can direct a student placement is the superintendent — and that direction is only given in exceptional circumstances. Robertson said there are more than 3,000 autistic students in the school division. There are about 120,000 students in the total school population. "We're willing to roll up our sleeves and we want to support and love and care for our kids in the best way possible," Robertson said. Saadiq Sumar, the trustee for Ward G, voted against the motion because of concerns raised by parents and advocates. "Given the comments from some of the speakers I have doubts," Sumar said. He noted the plan had to be submitted to the province that day, and already had funding allocated to it, leaving little room for amendments.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
City leaders react to Huntsville's new land growth
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — New developments are coming to Huntsville after the city annexed nearly 400 acres of land, south of Highway 20 and east of I-65. The developments should address some issues people living west of Redstone Arsenal have felt for years, but they may also create new challenges. Former coaches remember 2023 Buckhorn graduate, Terrence 'T-Rob' Robinson after unexpected death The development plans include residential, commercial and recreational spaces. City leaders estimate that 2,500 to 4,000 residential spaces will be built there in the next 10 to 20 years. Huntsville City Council President John Meredith, who represents District 5 where the annexed land is, said this development will help bridge some residents' quality-of-life gap. Meredith said only three retailers currently call that area home: two gas stations and a Subway. 'There's not much retail; there's food deserts out there,' Meredith said. 'What they clamor for is to not have to drive 10 miles to spend a dollar.' Meredith said the city felt that economic impact. Revolutionary War cemetery recognizes veteran 'They're all going to the City of Madison,' Meredith said. 'They're spending their money in the City of Madison, putting a lot of tax dollars there. We need to be able to have the citizens of Huntsville spend money in the City of Huntsville.' This is an expansion plan that's been in the works for months, with Mayor Tommy Battle saying many eyes and ears have gone into its creation. 'This is not something that somebody takes lightly, they do a lot of research,' Battle said. 'By the time they get ready to go and ready to put this in place, there's been a lot of research done. A lot of people have looked at it.' But, that does not mean it comes without flaws. Huntsville City Council Member Michelle Watkins expressed concern about Huntsville City Schools being too far from the property and unable to handle an influx of new students. Huntsville City Schools said they addressed all of these issues in their Capital Plan by introducing a plan to build a new pre-kindergarten to 8th-grade school in Limestone County for those in West Huntsville for the 2028-2029 school year. There was no mention of a new high school in the Capital Plan for that area. That makes Columbia High School the closest to the property, over 15 miles and nearly 30 minutes away from it. 'I've talked to the Superintendent; we talked as recently as two days ago,' Battle said. 'And if there's a need for a high school out there, that's always a possibility.' The mayor added that the development plan is not set in stone, and the city will make changes accordingly as it develops over time. 'The big thing that we have to recognize is this is a 10 or 15-year build-out,' he said. 'It'll be five or six years before you start seeing those students land into those schools at that period. During that five or six years, we'll still be doing planning. We'll still be doing demographics. If we need to grow, we'll continue to grow.' News 19 reached out to Huntsville City Schools for a statement; the school system said it had nothing to add beyond what is in its Capital Plan. Battle said people can expect to see more detailed development plans soon. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
