/19950324/mtr02701.htm Commish Daly bails -- TSTC Discusses DOT Capital Budget With Clash March 24, 1995 Pataki Administration Transportation Commissioner John Daly missed a scheduled meeting with representatives of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign members who had traveled from NYC and Poughkeeps... 27
/19950324/mtr02702.htm APTA Poll Says 2/3 of All People Oppose Federal Transit Aid Cuts March 24, 1995 A Jan.-Feb. nationwide poll of 1,600 adults found that almost two of three respondents opposed proposals to cut federal aid to local public transit systems. The poll, released last week by the... 27
/19950324/mtr02703.htm Newark Judge Rules NJ DOT Can Widen 20 Miles of I-287 March 24, 1995 On Tuesday, a federal judge in Newark ruled the New Jersey Dept. of Transportation could begin widening a 20-mile stretch of I-287 in Morris and Somerset Counties. The court denied a request f... 27
/19950324/mtr02704.htm Pols Plan to Halt Service Cuts and Save MTA Capital Program March 24, 1995 At a Sunday press conference, NY State Assembly members Catherine Nolan, Albert Vann and Deborah Glick unveiled a plan to halt transit service cuts, prevent the deferral of system maintenanc... 27
/19950324/mtr02705.htm NYC Transit Considers Regulations for Brooklyn Dollar Vans March 24, 1995 The NY Daily News reports that NYC Transit is considering regulations and standards to bring Brooklyn's "dollar vans" within the law as legitimate transportation providers. The vans, so... 27
/19950324/mtr02706.htm Transit Advocates Fear Debate to Privatize NYC Transit Buses on Staten Island March 24, 1995 A debate over privatizing NYC Transit bus lines to save costs in Staten Island has transit advocates fearing the worst. Straphangers Campaign Joe Rappaport told the Staten Island Advance... 27
/19950324/mtr02707.htm Connecticut Supports NE Corridor Electrification While Shore Line East Riders Mobilize March 24, 1995 The Shore Line East Riders Association is building from success of the recent hearings near New Haven on the fate of Shore Line East, the successful New Haven-Old Saybrook commuter rail line th... 27
/19950324/mtr02708.htm Comptroller McCall Says LIRR Should Eliminate Freight Operation March 24, 1995 The NY State Comptroller, H. Carl McCall, recommended that the Long Island Railroad eliminate its freight operation, arguing the freight department makes less money than it claims. The audit said ... 27
/19950324/mtr02709.htm Bill Funds Intelligent Vehicle Highway System While Attacking Rail March 24, 1995 The U.S. House Budget Committee Bill issued earlier this week calls federal funding of Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) a form of corporate welfare, says IVHS technology development c... 27
/19950324/mtr02710.htm Western German Transit Systems Increase Ridership March 24, 1995 Despite steady increases in auto ownership, total driving and shift of transportation market share from transit to cars (spurred by Europe's most extensive highway construction program), western Ge... 27