/19950609/mtr03801.htm Williamsburg Subway Crash Spotlights Maintenance Deferrals, Budget Cuts June 9, 1995 The Straphangers Campaign and the New York City Transit Riders Council wrote this week to the New York State Public Transportation Safety Board requesting a comprehensive review of New York City Tr... 38
/19950609/mtr03802.htm Business Leaders Convene on New York Transit Budget June 9, 1995 The Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the New York City Partnership/Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored a well-attended June 8th meeting to discuss the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital... 38
/19950609/mtr03803.htm Goethals Bridge Construction Hearings Next Week: S.I. Opposition Hardens June 9, 1995 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will hold hearings in Staten Island and New Jersey next week on the draft environmental impact statement for its plan to build a new highway bridge alongs... 38
/19950609/mtr03804.htm Airport Rail Death-knell Generates Sharp Commentary June 9, 1995 We were wrong to write last week that the Port Authority's much-maligned NYC airport rail access program had died a "friendless" death. Despite the proposal's many flaws, Mayor Giuliani, Queens Borou... 38
/19950609/mtr03805.htm NY DOT Obstructs Putnam Bikeway June 9, 1995 Unfortunate evidence to this effect is that Putnam County Executive Robert Bondi was forced recently to weigh in on behalf of his county planning department to pry loose federal transportation funds f... 38
/19950609/mtr03806.htm Highway Widening Plans Proceeding in New York June 9, 1995 If NY DOT Region 8 has trouble bringing itself to invest in bicycling and walking infrastructure, it's more than enthusiastic about spending vast sums to expand the region's highways. The DOT's Dr... 38
/19950609/mtr03807.htm FTA Gets Mixed Signals on 42nd Street Rail June 9, 1995 A $300,000 Federal Transit Administration grant that would be used to solicit proposals from private companies interested in building and operating the proposed NYC 42nd Street light rail line is read... 38
/19950609/mtr03808.htm Disabled Advocates Stave Off Fare Hike June 9, 1995 A May 26 protest at MTA headquarters by advocates for people with physical disabilities led the MTA to table the proposed doubling of fares for Access-a-Ride service, NYC Transit's alternative transpo... 38
/19950609/mtr03809.htm Break Out the Gas Masks: Hot Air from Candidate DuHaime June 9, 1995 In the June 4 Star Ledger article announcing that Passaic County Freeholder and North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) Chair Richard DuHaime will challenge Bill Bradley for his ... 38
/19950609/mtr03810.htm NY Road Managers on "Smart" Highway Bandwagon, But Federal Trough May Run Dry June 9, 1995 The New York State and City Departments of Transportation are developing an "intelligent transportation systems" master plan to manage traffic on the state expressway routes in and surrounding New Yor... 38
/19950609/mtr03811.htm Another View from Washington June 9, 1995 Reflecting current feeling in Congress regarding federal support of transit operating subsidies, Rep. Chris Shays (R-Bridgeport, CT area) recently told CT Fund for the Environment's (CFE) Don Strait a... 38
/19950609/mtr03812.htm Campaign Project Update: Pedestrian Advocacy June 9, 1995 The Campaign's pedestrian advocacy project is gathering momentum. In New York City, Transportation Alternatives and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign are set to release a report detailing NYC tra... 38