/19960510/mtr07801.htm U.S. Gas Tax Hysteria: Old Formula for State Tax Hikes May 10, 1996 Although Senate Democrats held off a federal gas tax cut this week, the issue has not gone away (the Wall Street Journal noted Wednesday, however, that individual Senators were feeling less pre... 78
/19960510/mtr07802.htm Gas Tax Opposition Fails in Connecticut May 10, 1996 In the frenzied eleventh-hour of Connecticut's 1996 legislative session, a measure died that would have repealed a 3¢ state gas tax increase to be phased in this year. Motorists and gas retailers, pa... 78
/19960510/mtr07803.htm Siting Sidewalks May 10, 1996 The statewide residential site developments standards regulation proposed by the NJ Dept. of Community Affairs' to govern sidewalks, streets and parking represents an important victory for proponents ... 78
/19960510/mtr07804.htm Levy Stops MTA Bond Authorization May 10, 1996 In an April 30 letter to NY State Transportation Commissioner John Daly, State Senate Transportation Chair Norman Levy (R-Merrick) used his seat on the MTA Capital Program Review Board to veto a Metro... 78
/19960510/mtr07805.htm Traffic Myths May 10, 1996 A mailing to the members of Concerned Citizens for 25A, a Cold Spring Harbor group fighting New York State DOT's plan to widen an arterial roadway through the town, contained a summary reprint of the ... 78
/19960510/mtr07806.htm NY State DOT Shows True Colors May 10, 1996 A NY State Dept. of Transportation representative revealed the agency's modus operandi regarding public input and evaluation of planning alternatives in its starkest form at City Council member... 78
/19960510/mtr07807.htm F Y I May 10, 1996 Conservative estimates suggest that without Amtrak, air passengers on the NYC/Washington, D.C. route would increase 36%. Chicago's O'Hare airport -- the world's busiest -- handles 60 million passenge... 78
/19960510/mtr07808.htm Around the Region: Q79 Bus To Be Cut May 10, 1996 The MTA has withdrawn plans to extend eastern Queens' Q-79 bus route into Floral Park, Nassau County. Village residents protested the added service, arguing the buses would threaten traffic sa... 78
/19960510/mtr07809.htm Around the Region: Palisades Mall Traffic Study May 10, 1996 Palisades Park, NJ residents are battling a ShopRite superstore proposal for West Central Blvd. Relying on traffic studies conducted in January and December, developers contend the market woul... 78
/19960510/mtr07810.htm Around the Region: Livery Drivers Want to Pick People Up Too May 10, 1996 The Metropolitan Livery Assoc. (MLA) last month filed an anti-trust suit against the City of New York, charging that the city violates the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by granting yellow cabs exclusi... 78
/19960510/mtr07811.htm Around the Region: Norwalk Drives Transit Use With Free Parking May 10, 1996 To lure commuters to the new South Norwalk railroad station, the city of Norwalk offered free parking at its new garage last Friday. City officials expect the 725 space garage to be fully subs... 78
/19960510/mtr07812.htm Around the Region: MTA Web Site Launch May 10, 1996 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has launched its site on the World Wide Web. Schedules, travel advisories and other info on Metro-North, Long Island Railroad, NYC subways and buses are all ... 78
/19960510/mtr07813.htm NYC Cyclists Win Battles. How Goes the War? May 10, 1996 In April, the NYC DOT opened the first new Manhattan bike lane in two years. The Dept. and cycling advocates dedicated a 3-mile, two-way lane from Central Park to 168th St. along Adam Clayt... 78
/19960510/mtr07814.htm Slip Sliding Away May 10, 1996 Subway riders negotiating the slick new platform tiles aren't the only ones slipping these days. What's happening to NYC transit service? Dissatisfied with declining service, riders last Wed... 78
/19960510/mtr07815.htm Capital Transit Trouble May 10, 1996 NY State Assembly member David Gantt has called on the Pataki administration to stop withholding surplus Mass Transit Operating Assistance (MTOA) account funds from strapped upstate mass transit autho... 78
/19960510/mtr07816.htm Gun Nuts Bankroll NJ Right-to-Pollute Fringe May 10, 1996 A national right-wing extremist group -- Gun Owners of America -- provided "organizational assistance" to an effort to whip up hysteria during the last year about enhanced vehicle inspectio... 78