Argued February 15, 2000 April 4, 2000 Appeal from Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department. Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of New York City (Elizabeth I. Freedman, Leonard Koernerm Gail Rubin and Spencer Fisher of counsel), and Richard M. Weinberg, for appellants in the first above-entitled action. Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, New York City (Edward D. Johnson, Preeta D. Bansal and Marion R. Buchbinder of counsel), for respondents in the first above-entitled
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of New York that adequate, safe and efficient transportation facilities and services at reasonable cost to the people are essential to the economic growth of the state and the well-being of its people and that the planning and development of such facilities and services shall be coordinated by a state department of transportation with overall responsibility for balanced transportation policy and planning. N.Y. Transp. Law § 10