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... 170 /19980417/mtr17002.htm PA Posts Traffic Record, But Policy Lags April 17, 1998
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... 170 /19980417/mtr17003.htm Route 92: the Sprawl Superhighway April 17, 1998
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... 170 /19980417/mtr17004.htm Again, Arena Angst April 17, 1998
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... 170 /19980417/mtr17005.htm NY Budget Transit Scorecard April 17, 1998
The budget the NY Legislature will submit to Governor Pataki contains the following:
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$130 million in extra Transit Authority operating... 170 /19980417/mtr17006.htm Phillip Davis, Patron Saint for End-of-Century Straphangers April 17, 1998A 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 <... 170 /19980417/mtr17007.htm Express Bus Ridership Leap Heralds Big Subway/Bus Gains to Come ? April 17, 1998
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... 170 /19980417/mtr17008.htm Airport Rail: JFK SNAFU, Newark on Track April 17, 1998
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... 170 /19980417/mtr17009.htm SIRR Rehab Standstill Continues April 17, 1998
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... 170 /19980417/mtr17010.htm Smart Transit Emerging April 17, 1998
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... 170