/19960913/mtr09601.htm	500 Clean-Fuel Buses for NYC	September 13, 1996	NYC Transit and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) announced Thursday that Transit had made a commitment to <B>buy approximately 500 natural gas or electric hybrid buses </B>when large-scale</b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09602.htm	First-Ever Double Veto of MTA Capital Plan	September 13, 1996	In letters yesterday and today, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan and State Senator Norman Levy, respectively, <B>vetoed the capital plan due from the MTA </B>to the legislative Capital Program Review Boa</b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09603.htm	Sued Again	September 13, 1996	The Nassau County village of <B>East Hills sued to block </B>the NY State Dept. of Transportation's<B> Long Island Expressway carpool lane construction </B>project at the end of August, and announced </b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09604.htm	Subjective at Any Speed: CT's Schizo Drivers	September 13, 1996	A <I>Hartford Courant</I> poll has found that two-thirds of 500 drivers surveyed want the <B>speed limit on CT superhighways raised to 65mph.</B>  Compared to previous surveys, more drivers now say th</b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09605.htm	Whitman, Wilson Say Speed Up Newark Airport Rail Project	September 13, 1996	New Jersey's Governor and Transportation Commissioner think the Port Authority has gotten so much flak from NYC Mayor Giuliani that it has slowed projects in NJ to make itself look better-disposed tow</b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09606.htm	NJDOT's State Rail Plan Foiled by Conrail Deal	September 13, 1996	NJDOT issued its FY 96-97 "State Rail Plan Process" document in June -- about a year late.  The report details the projects in which DOT has invested, the Plan's objectives, the procedure and methodol</b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09607.htm	Commissioner Meets Traffic-Weary Brooklynites	September 13, 1996	At a Brooklyn public forum in Monday, NYC Transportation Commissioner Christopher Lynn gave his views on the Gowanus Expressway, traffic calming, and parking.  Lynn also spoke about his job at the top</b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09608.htm	Driveways for Development	September 13, 1996	Well-placed rumors emanating from NJDOT this week indicate that the department is abandoning its effort to improve and tighten the regulation under which developers and others must gain access, throug</b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09609.htm	Around the Region: NJ Focus	September 13, 1996	<li>Labor Day weekend was the most deadly on <B>NJ roads </B>since 1987 -- 18 people died in traffic crashes over the three days.  This year's fatality rate was triple last year's.  The first and last</b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09610.htm	FYI	September 13, 1996	"Britons ate 10 percent fewer calories overall in 1991 than in 1980, according to government estimates, while the number of heavyweights [overweight people] doubled.<p>Polls that show <B>gasoline cons</b></i></u></a>...	96
/19960913/mtr09611.htm	GAO: Transportation Enhancements a Goner Without $ Set-aside	September 13, 1996	The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) released a report in August that concludes that<B> projects financed through ISTEA's Transportation Enhancements</B> program will be <B>seriously reduced</B> u</b></i></u></a>...	96