Group Says No to Ferry Traffic A new citizens group formed to protest traffic and parking problems exacerbated by the July launching of a new Long Island-Connecticut ferry is calling for limits to the volume of ferry traffic in ...
With Fare Hike Only Weeks Away, Democrats Show Up NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced a plan Thursday to freeze NYC Transit, Metro-North and LIRR fares through 1996. Silver's three-point proposal calls for the state to pay back...
NYC newspaper that editorially hammered Governor Pataki and Mayor Giuliani October 5 for the MTA's proposed fare increase (to $1.50 on city buses and subways, 9% on commuter rail) and the general ...
Port Still Mum on NYC Airport Access A City Council Transportation Committee hearing on airport rail access scheduled for October 5 was called off this week. City sources said the Port Authority asked to postpone the meeting because it ...
Friends of Sterling Forest Calls to preserve Sterling Forest as a natural resource, rather than allow developers to cover much of the 17,500 acres with homes, offices, golf courses and pavement are getting louder and more broad...
Slow is Beautiful Manhattan Community Board 10 (Central Harlem) voted Wednesday night to request that the NYC Dept. of Transportation impose 15 mph speed limits on selected neighborhood streets. For years, city...
The Need for Sidewalks This summer New York City's Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) launched a Sidewalk Needs Study on Staten Island. The project, which aims first to identify where sidewalks are needed within...
Dial-in Capital Projects The consulting firm Konheim & Ketcham has received a grant from the USDOT to provide public access to transportation decision-making using the information superhighway. The six month pilot progra...
NJ Cycling and Walking Ambitions The New Jersey Dept. of Transportation released its ISTEA-mandated Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan this summer. The outline of the plan resides in a "strategic planning model" a 40-page...
Will Orange County Break Vicious Cycle? Orange County's master transportation plan has been cited by Transportation Quarterly (Summer, 1995) as an example of a balanced planning that provides for mixed use development and alternative...
Let Them Walk Planned cuts in federal aid to transit systems nationwide will hit racial minorities hardest, the American Public Transit Association (APTA) told the Congressional Black Caucus last month. Acc...
Other Regions Jettison Highway Expansions New Hampshire abandoned plans this summer for a $200 million highway project encircling the southern city of Nashua. The decision came after overwhelming local opposition led EPA Region 1 Admi...
