/19971208/mtr15301.htm Governor Pataki Institutes Sweeping NYC Discount Fare Program December 8, 1997 Ending weeks of advocacy, politicking and speculation about the mounting operating budget surplus at the NYC Transit Authority, New York Governor George Pataki today outlined a comprehensive fare disc... 153
/19971208/mtr15302.htm Huge Win for Straphangers Campaign December 8, 1997 The pending institution of transit fare passes in NYC -- an issue barely acknowledged in the public realm before this fall -- is a case study in adept public policy advocacy by the Straphangers... 153
/19971208/mtr15303.htm Looking Ahead: NYC Transit Renaissance? December 8, 1997 Today, Governor Pataki said that sweeping fare policy changes would "prepare the transit system for the 21st Century." Spurred by fare incentives, New Yorkers are coming back to the transit system in... 153
/19971208/mtr15304.htm NY State DOT Sued Over Gowanus Project December 8, 1997 Transportation reformers and West Brooklyn community groups and businesses filed suit last Wednesday against the Federal Highway Administration, the NY State DOT and the NY Metropolitan Transportation... 153
/19971208/mtr15305.htm Clash Over Unwanted Goethals Twin December 8, 1997 Port Authority officials have pledged that the Goethals twin - a new I-278 highway bridge between NJ and Staten Island -- will not be constructed in the face of community opposition. But the agency c... 153
/19971208/mtr15306.htm Seeking Second Avenue Subway December 8, 1997 NYC Transit Authority President Lawrence Reuter commented at a Nov. 25 forum that momentum needed to build a Second Avenue Subway is forming. Reuter said linking the Long Island Railroad to Grand Cent... 153
/19971208/mtr15307.htm NJ Planners Illegally Neglect Cycling, Walking December 8, 1997 A recent report by the Federal Highway Administration on compliance with ISTEA bicycle and pedestrian planning and promotion mandates notes that the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority... 153
/19971208/mtr15308.htm Light Rail Lobby December 8, 1997 Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer, together with officials of neighboring counties, traveled to Newark in November to urge NJ Transit's board to approve the Trenton-Camden light rail line, known as the "So... 153
/19971208/mtr15309.htm Business Help Will Extend Brooklyn Bus Route December 8, 1997 A Brooklyn developer with property along the downtown waterfront will improve access to its site by fronting the $90,000 cost of a weekday two block extension of the NYC Transit Authority's B25... 153
/19971208/mtr15310.htm Thanksgiving December 8, 1997 At its annual dinner on Nov. 20, the Federated Conservationists of Westchester County honored Maureen Morgan, president of the organization from 1994 to 1996 and anchor of the coalition that fo... 153