/19950929/mtr05301.htm NY Construction Industry Faults Transit Plan September 29, 1995 In letters sent last week to Governor Pataki, Mayor Giuliani, and MTA Chair E. Virgil Conway, the New York Building Congress questioned the viability of the financial and capital plans proposed by ... 53
/19950929/mtr05302.htm Gowanus Goes to Washington September 29, 1995 Lack of response by the NY State Dept. of Transportation to community concerns about the planned 10-year reconstruction of Brooklyn's Gowanus Expressway has led federal officials to take the matter... 53
/19950929/mtr05303.htm Making the Grade September 29, 1995 The NJ Dept. of Transportation is developing a set of performance measures as tools to evaluate the NJ's transportation system's progress toward the goals established in the recently published state-w... 53
/19950929/mtr05304.htm NY's Transportation Goals September 29, 1995 The New York State draft long range transportation plan does set a number of goals for reducing traffic growth and boosting transit use. These went unnoticed in our initial reading of the plan becaus... 53
/19950929/mtr05305.htm NYC Council Safety Bugs September 29, 1995 Prompted by a series of Daily News and NY Post articles and editorials lambasting the NYC Dept. of Transportation for dangerous pedestrian crossings and unsafe roadways, the NYC Counc... 53
/19950929/mtr05306.htm NY Assembly Hearing: Dump Diesel September 29, 1995 On Tuesday, Sept. 12, NY State Assembly Environmental Conservation and Corporations Committees investigated health impacts of diesel soot and NYC Transit's continued purchase of diesel buses. Test... 53
/19950929/mtr05307.htm NJ Diesel Commitment Stands Out September 29, 1995 Monday's Trenton Times carried a front-page report saying NJ Transit was "stuck in gear" relative to U.S. transit agencies that are abandoning diesel buses as part of efforts to fight urban pol... 53
/19950929/mtr05308.htm Bandwagon is Alt-Fueled September 29, 1995 An order issued by Massachusetts Gov. William Weld adds Boston to the list of cities that have taken the "no new diesels" pledge. Weld announced last week that the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority... 53
/19950929/mtr05309.htm South Bronx Tackles Transport September 29, 1995 The South Bronx Transportation Education Initiative has organized five workshops to help residents get involved in local, borough and city-wide transportation issues. Banana Kelly, the community rede... 53
/19950929/mtr05310.htm Little Opposition at Long Island HOV Hearing September 29, 1995 While a small number of Roslyn area residents mounted feisty opposition to plans for extending the Long Island Expressway's carpool, or "high-occupancy vehicle" (HOV) lane at a public hearing in Lake ... 53
/19950929/mtr05311.htm Tales from Two Railroads: Metro-North Woos Drivers... September 29, 1995 Metro-North Railroad will increase the number of rush-hour trains on its New Haven Line in October, railroad officials announced last week. The expansion responds to growing ridership, especially re... 53
/19950929/mtr05312.htm Hard Times: Amtrak and Cities Scrap Over Half Cent September 29, 1995 Amtrak President Thomas Downs recently announced that the national passenger railroad could function without federal subsidies by 2002 if Congress approves an authorizations bill under consideration ... 53