New Affiliate Members in Connecticut Three Connecticut organizations have joined the Tri-State Transportation Campaign as new affiliate members. Citizens for Sensible Seven, the Transit Alliance of Eastern Connecticut and Citizen...
Seeking More Affiliate Members On September 16, Janine Bauer spent the day in Long Island, getting a feel for the number and type of groups that would be interested in becoming affiliate members and/or pursuing the Campai...
Injunction Against Los Angeles Bus Fare Hike A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking a 25-cent bus fare increase in Los Angeles on Sept. 1. The order also required L.A.'s MTA to continue selling discount monthly bus...
Announcement of MTA President's Forum On Wednesday, November 2, the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA is convening the sixth annual Presidents Forum at which riders will be able to discuss service issues direc...
Metro-North Shuttle in Bronx A Metro-North Railroad success story could be a model for similar services in congested highway corridors and where park-and-rides are being considered to ease access to transit stations. Sinc...
Car-Free Time on Bronx Grand Concourse The Bronx's Grand Concourse, a boulevard of speeding cars and dangerous intersections, was "pedestrianized" this summer. On Sundays in July and August, the middle four lanes of the road...
Goethals Bridge Working Group Begins Work The kick-off meeting of the Goethals Bi-State Working Group (which the Campaign was instrumental in forming) was held at the Port Authority on September 20. The meeting was a good start, inclu...
NYC DOT Releases Lower Manhattan Truck Loop Study The NYC Dept. of Transportation has just released the final report from its FDR Drive /Lower Manhattan highway loop study. The study examines the construction of ramps from the Williamsburg Br...
