The
Mayor's Street Smarts A 1999 Mayor's Management Report that documents a big drop in
pedestrian fatalities, lower top speeds on avenues, less red-light running
and a robust NYC traffic calming program would signal a welc...
D'Amato:
Point Man for Transit, Metro Region Transit riders in the New York region and other cities are counting
on Senator Al D'Amato to come through in the Capitol Hill fight over federal
transportation spending.
The reauthorization ...
"Environmental
Streamlining" - What's at Stake The ISTEA-2 bill before the Senate contains provisions for "environmental
streamlining." The term is a euphemism for a return to the days of
damn-the-torpedoes infrastructure building. "Streamliner...
Staten
Island Sour on Lane Additions Staten Island residents spoke out for public transit and reducing
car dependency at an open house on the Staten Island Expressway major investment
study last week.
DOT displays seemed desig...
Around
the Region: Road Expansion Meets Direct Democracy Road widening opponents in Middlefield, CT (south of
Hartford) are on their way to winning a town meeting on the issue. Citizens
for a Sensible 66 told the Courant they are confident the...
Around
the Region: PATH Crime Crime in PATH trains was down 24% last year from 1996
levels. Officials attribute the decline to pro-active work by Port Authority
police, but police union leaders say the reduction may reflect...
Around
the Region: Clean Fuel vs. South Bronx Asthma ? Bronx Congressman Jose Serrano spoke on the House floor Tuesday
about South Bronx asthma rates, stating "waste treatment facilities
and their fleets of diesel trucks are killing our children, o...
Around
the Region: City Matches MTA Express Bus Discount Mayor Giuliani has taken action to keep city-supported private
express bus fares in line with the cost of riding MTA express buses. The
city in fact runs more express buses - mainly in Queens a...
Route
1 Towns Want More Than New Lanes At a public hearing this week in New Brunswick, representatives
from Edison and Woodbridge Townships stated that the Route 1 widening project
should not proceed until complementary strategies ident...
A
Letter to the Editor Newsday Didn't Run "HOV Sweet HOV" (editorial, Feb. 10) calls high
occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes a long-term antidote to Long Island Expressway
congestion. But it's more likely the built segments of the lane will ...
Parkway
Bridge Twin Challenged The Council of Woodbridge Township passed a resolution last
week condemning the NJ Highway Authority's plan to build a second bridge
over the Raritan River along the Garden State Parkway (see MTR #...
PA
Participation's Catch-22 A Wednesday Daily News opinion piece by Campaign staffer
Bill Yates describes the Port Authority's closed-door decision-making process.
Yates' first-hand account detailed the difficulties ci...
Long-term
Look at the Bronx NY State DOT kicked off an extensive public participation process
Wednesday night for its "major investment study" of issues relating
to the Cross-Bronx and Major Deegan Expressways. The stu...
Shrinkage Transportation reform advocates say roads and parking lots are
fertility drugs for cars. This seems obvious to anyone who looks at our
cities and suburbs, and has even been borne out by some academ...
