/19960830/mtr09401.htm Movement for New Lower Hudson Transportation Policies Growing at the Grassroots August 30, 1996 A resolution calling for the NY State Thruway Authority and the NY State DOT to develop alternatives to HOV-lane construction plans on I-287 (Thruway and Cross-Westchester Expressway sections) is maki... 94 /19960830/mtr09402.htm More Education Needed August 30, 1996 An editorial in the Bergen Record last weekend showed little understanding of the Port Authority incentive toll study for the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels first publicized in these pages two wee... 94 /19960830/mtr09403.htm Whitman Asked to Dump Diesel August 30, 1996 Seven NJ community, environmental and transportation watchdog groups, including the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, wrote to Gov. Whitman last week to point out that NJ Transit is a natio... 94 /19960830/mtr09404.htm OPTO This! August 30, 1996 The NYC Environmental Justice Alliance and members of Transport Workers Union Local 100 hit New York City Transit's plan to eliminate conductors on its five subway shuttle lines in a statement ... 94 /19960830/mtr09405.htm The Mushrooming Mall August 30, 1996 "Stop Mall Expansion" signs are springing up on front yards in southern Rockland County, and citizens are mobilizing for a Sept. 4 planning board meeting on the proposed expansion of the Palisades Cen... 94 /19960830/mtr09406.htm What to do About Staten Island? August 30, 1996 Representatives of several of the region's transportation agencies met Aug. 29 to discuss progress on the Staten Island Expressway Corridor Study. The study has turned into a full-fledged Majo... 94 /19960830/mtr09407.htm On the Bus, On the Air August 30, 1996 ATU Local 726's campaign for express bus lanes from Staten Island to Manhattan and a reduction in express fares took to the airwaves last night. An hour-long cable TV program featured bus ride... 94 /19960830/mtr09408.htm F Y I August 30, 1996 The Fairfield County Information Exchange reports that intra-Connecticut commuting on Metro-North has increased 121% in the last seven years. Metro-North fare policies have helped propel the growth -... 94