NYC
Set to Launch Transport Pricing Study
The NYC Dept. of City Planning's Transportation Division is beginning an
analysis of transportation pricing measures and how best to implement them
in New York City. The study will look not only a...
PA
Posts Traffic Record, But Policy Lags Car and truck traffic is crossing the Hudson River and Arthur
Kill in record volumes for the third straight year, according to
the Port Authority. 108 million cars and 10 million trucks used...
Route
92: the Sprawl Superhighway The New Jersey Turnpike Authority apparently disagrees with
our view (expressed here last week) that construction of Route 92 across
southern Middlesex County is an affront to efforts to preserve N...
Again,
Arena Angst In the wake of Yankee Stadium's fallen beam, Newsday editorialized
in favor of the Manhattan rail yards site west of Penn Station as
the best option for a new city stadium. The paper...
NY
Budget Transit Scorecard The budget the NY Legislature will submit to Governor Pataki
contains the following:
· $130 million in extra
Transit Authority operating...
Phillip
Davis, Patron Saint for End-of-Century Straphangers A NY Times obituary last week marked the passing of Phillip
Davis, an attorney and long-time Queens resident who twice successfully
sued metropolitan area railroads over the principle that ...
Express
Bus Ridership Leap Heralds Big Subway/Bus Gains to Come ? Ridership on Staten Island NYC Transit express buses is up sharply
since the March 1 fare cut from $4 to $3. A Transit Authority spokesperson
said that TA express bus ridership is up 25% city...
Airport
Rail: JFK SNAFU, Newark on Track Mayor Giuliani stunned the Port Authority's leadership yesterday
by responding with strong criticism to news that the PA had awarded
a major contract to build the JFK-Jamaica light rail airp...
SIRR
Rehab Standstill Continues NJDOT has offered an additional $2.3 million to partially cover
cost overruns encountered by Union County on repair work to the Staten
Island Railroad (see MTR #162). When fixed, the line will pro...
Smart
Transit Emerging Albany's Capital District Transportation Authority has set up
its first "smart" bus stop. An electronic display advises riders
of the next bus scheduled to arrive. The display can...
