/19961220/mtr10901.htm Moving the Goods December 20, 1996 Agencies charged with improving the region's business climate and with managing its transportation system are struggling with the problem of freight accessibility to New York City and Long Island, and... 109
/19961220/mtr10902.htm Northeast States Respond to STEP-21 December 20, 1996 ISTEA reauthorization issues occupied about 90% of last week's Coalition of Northeastern Governor's (CONEG) meeting in Vermont. Northeastern and a few other states, alarmed by the early organi... 109
/19961220/mtr10903.htm Whose Road Lobby? December 20, 1996 Ross J. Pepe, President of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester and the Hudson Valley, contacted the Campaign to disagree with what he saw as our conflation in MTR #106 of the "road... 109
/19961220/mtr10904.htm 75 Years Late: the Harbor Freight Tunnel December 20, 1996 In the breach, the issue of the harbor rail freight tunnel has fallen to elected proponents, like Congressman Gerrold Nadler, and NYC agencies that recognize that the freight problem will persist unle... 109
/19961220/mtr10905.htm NYS DOT Ponders Cross Bronx Future December 20, 1996 The State Dept. of Transportation is poised to launch a major study of "operational problems" on the Cross Bronx (I-95) and Major Deegan (I-87) Expressways. The DOT says the study is the first phase ... 109
/19961220/mtr10906.htm EDC Says Howland Hook Trains Are Coming December 20, 1996 Responding to MTR #106 ("Howland Hook Trains Are Late") the NYC Economic Development Corporation called to inform us that it is finalizing a contract for refurbishing the NY/NJ rail bridge... 109
/19961220/mtr10907.htm Around the Region: Free Westchester Buses Around Christmas December 20, 1996 Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus System ran free of charge Dec. 21st and 22nd. County Executive Andrew O'Rourke advertised the promotion as "a sensible way to ease traffic on the roads and to... 109
/19961220/mtr10908.htm Around the Region: E-ZPass On At Queens Midtown and Brooklyn-Battery Tunnels December 20, 1996 EZ Pass toll reading technology began operating at the Queens-Midtown and Brooklyn-Battery Tunnels this month. The MTA now has more than 300,000 E-ZPass customers. The MTA is a member ... 109
/19961220/mtr10909.htm Around the Region: Water Utilitiy Takes Ringwood Bypass To Task December 20, 1996 A water utility that owns part of the proposed route for the Ringwood Ave. Bypass announced Tuesday that the it opposes the upper Passaic County road project. Also, the N. Jersey District Wate... 109
/19961220/mtr10910.htm Around the Region: Port Authority Wants Ferry Proposals December 20, 1996 The Port Authority is seeking proposals from private companies to run non-subsidized ferry lines between Middlesex, NJ, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Manhattan. Meanwhile, proposals to operate a... 109