/19970110/mtr11001.htm What Did They Say? January 10, 1997 The Straphangers Campaign released the first of a new series of reports on the performance of the NYC public transit system Tuesday. The study, "What Did They Say?: A Survey of Subway C... 110
/19970110/mtr11002.htm EPA Says No to Route 92 January 10, 1997 The U.S. EPA's Region 2 (NY/NJ) dealt a severe blow to the NJ Turnpike Authority's plan to build a new limited-access highway connecting the Turnpike and Route 1 in Middlesex County this week, accordi... 110
/19970110/mtr11003.htm Auto-Populism vs. Transportation Finance January 10, 1997 Gas tax cuts will be high on the Connecticut legislative agenda in 1996. In his state of the state address this week, Governor Rowland tried to engineer instant consensus for a cut, asserting, "We al... 110
/19970110/mtr11004.htm Fighting Words January 10, 1997 Possibly signalling a coming escalation of the controversy over NY State DOT's plan to expand the Cross-Westchester Expressway (I-287) with new HOV lanes, the Town Board of Greenburgh voted Thursday t... 110
/19970110/mtr11005.htm Catching Up: Fare integration January 10, 1997 A Metrocard will serve as a free pass to the franchise buses operating under NYC subsidy in the City's outer boroughs, according to an announcement by Mayor Giuliani in late December. The City will s... 110
/19970110/mtr11006.htm Catching Up: NJ Traffic and Ped Fatalities Rise Again January 10, 1997 New Jersey's upward trend in traffic fatalities continued for a second year in 1996. Pedestrian fatalities also increased, maintaining their share of all traffic deaths in the state at just over 22%.... 110
/19970110/mtr11007.htm Catching Up: ISTEA Works January 10, 1997 The coalition of northeastern states, West Virginia, Illinois and Washington State favoring the continuation of federal transportation law largely in its present form, that we reported on in MTR #109,... 110
/19970110/mtr11008.htm Catching Up: Fast-Tracking ISTEA-2 January 10, 1997 Reports from Washington say Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott wants to approve an ISTEA successor bill by the Easter recess in late March. House Transportation Chair Bud Schuster circulated a letter ... 110
/19970110/mtr11009.htm Catching Up: Clean Air Priorities Considered January 10, 1997 In a Dec. 20 letter to a broad group of environmental organizations, Rhode Island's Senator John Chafee, who chairs the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, said he doubts whether the EPA... 110
/19970110/mtr11010.htm Catching Up: New Leadership January 10, 1997 State Senator Anthony Ciesla of Monmouth County will head NJ's Senate Transportation Committee, replacing the late William Haines. The Star-Ledger reports Ciesla advocates more rail routes to t... 110
/19970110/mtr11011.htm Catching Up: Worthless Agency Award January 10, 1997 The New York Governor's Traffic Safety Committee is funding radio ads that threaten would-be drunk drivers with a nasty fate: "Introducing this year's newest accessory for those who choose to drink an... 110
/19970110/mtr11012.htm Catching Up: New Haven-Boston Amtrak Improvements Clear Last Hurdle January 10, 1997 Last week, a U.S. District Court opened the way for Amtrak to complete electrification of the Northeast Corridor. The court denied a request for an injunction against the project brought by Connectic... 110
/19970110/mtr11013.htm How Easy Projects Don't Get Done January 10, 1997 According to the managers responsible for New York City's $50 million in federally funded bicycle and pedestrian projects, an irrational state and federal contract approval process is creating lengthy... 110
/19970110/mtr11014.htm Around the Region: E-ZPass at Queens-Midtown and Brooklyn-Battery Tunnels January 10, 1997 EZ Pass toll readers began operating at the Queens-Midtown and Brooklyn-Battery Tunnels in December. The MTA now has more than 300,000 E-ZPass customers, and sales of bulk bridge and tu... 110
/19970110/mtr11015.htm Around the Region: Sussex Turnpike Fracas January 10, 1997 A legal dispute is brewing between Morris County and Randolph Township following a county freeholder vote to widen the Sussex Turnpike over the town's objection. The town wants to deve... 110
/19970110/mtr11016.htm Around the Region: PATH Battle Lost January 10, 1997 PATH managers have lost a battle to save money by switching jurisdiction for oversight of the NJ/NY subway system from the Federal Railroad Administration to the Federal Transit Adminis... 110