We were unable to publish MTR last week - we offer a slightly
expanded edition this week.
New
Jersey Ponders Post-HOV Future NJ officials have already begun to discuss how to abandon the
carpool, or "high-occupancy" vehicle (HOV) lanes it has constructed
on I-80 and I-287. Because the highway facilities...
Stealth
Lanes for Staten Island ? The Campaign has learned that the NY State DOT plans to spend
almost $60 million to add "quick-fix" carpool,
or "high-occupancy" vehicle (HOV) lanes to portions of...
Toolbox
-- Video Review: Buying Time The Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of
Minnesota has performed an important service for policy makers and transportation
reform advocates with its production of Buying...
Car-Ban
Crowd Swamps Borough Hall Approximately 500 citizens filled Brooklyn Borough Hall last
Tuesday evening with demands that Prospect Park's loop roadway be
closed to auto traffic.
The hearing was conven...
Open
Port Authority Bill Gets a Start in Albany State Senator John Marchi and State Assemblyman Albert Vann,
chairs of the New York state legislature's committees overseeing public
authorities, have introduced a bill that would mandate a public ...
Pataki’s
Vetoes: Transport’s Toll The line-item vetoes Governor Pataki leveled at the NY Legislature's
budget this week hit several worthwhile transit provisions. They
were:
Queens
Rail Renaissance ? Long Island Railroad began public presentations this week of
its East Side Access study of linking the railroad to Grand Central
Terminal. LIRR predicts the connection will save 78,000 East...
A
Transit Project for CT ? In the wake of the Griffin Light Rail line's demise at its hand,
ConnDOT may be eager to show it isn't entirely possessed by a "pave
all" mentality. Earlier this month, ConnDO...
Around
the Region: Local Aid Ped Safety Funds The Bergen Record announced today that 12 Passaic
and Bergen County municipalities would get over $500,000 in state grants
to improve pedestrian environments around schools. The gran...
Around
the Region: NYC's Transit for the Disabled Blasted NYC Public Advocate Mark Green attacked the MTA's record providing
service to the disabled last week, citing NYC Transit documents
showing poor "Access-a-Ride" service respo...
Around
the Region: Repairing the Rails Connecticut is paying for a $300 million upgrade of the catenary
(overhead power cable) system along most of the the rail line between NYC
and New Haven. The investment is primarily a Metro...
Around
the Region: Airport Rail's Tortured Path The FAA has approved the City of Newark's proposed pedestrian
link between the new Newark Airport Northeast Corridor rail station and
the site of a new convention center the city wants built...
Around
the Region: NJ Transit's Long-Range Lines NJ Transit officials are trying to sell Sparta residents
(Sussex County) on the idea of a rail yard to serve its proposed
commuter rail service on the NY Susquehanna & Western rai...
States'
Rail Rights U.S. Reps and Senators now trying to reconcile their versions
of ISTEA-2 are debating flexibility for states to spend federal funds
on Amtrak services. The Senate version allows states to do...
More
Pieces of Mayor's Traffic Program New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission announced new
regulations designed to rein in dangerous and erratic taxi behavior
this week. The new rules include steep increases in fi...
