Table of Contents for MTR #173

Mobilizing the Region

Issue 173 Table of Contents

May 15, 1998

Pataki Cancels Queens HOV Lane
On the evening before a major rally against the State Department of Transportation's proposal to widen the Long Island Expressway in Queens east of the Cross-Island Parkway with new carpool (HOV) lanes, Governor George...

Big Win for Padavan
State Senator Frank Padavan of Queens spearheaded the several-year fight to keep NY State from widening the Long Island Expressway into the front yards of his constituents. Senator Padavan brought<...

Fit for Correction
For the second time this spring, we take space to clarify the confusing citation of a Tri-State Campaign staff member in the NY Times "Metro" page.

Yesterday's story on Governor Pata...

More on Houston HOVs
Our own HOV lane correction this week concerns a statement in MTR #171, which listed Houston among cities that have turned to single-occupant car "buy-in" policies to bolster volumes ...

Trentonians: Route 29 a Bad Neighbor
Citizens opposing NJDOT's plan to build an expressway (Rte 92) along Trenton's waterfront delivered hundreds of postcards at the State House today asking Governor Whitman to call of the project. It...

May 13: Fewer Cars, a Better City
New Yorkers saw a real-world traffic reduction experiment Wednesday, courtesy of cabbies who stayed home to protest new rules against reckless driving.

With dramatically less traffic,...

Bronx Citizens Say Goal is Fewer Cars
An advisory committee to NYS DOT's long term study of the Major Deegan and Cross-Bronx Expressways said the project's top traffic goal should be to reduce it. The group suggested the DOT investigat...

Fresh Kills Closure Opportunity to Reduce, Not Increase Truck Impacts
Strident opposition to new transfer stations and truck impacts is developing in neighborhoods that will be most affected by changes in the transportation of New York City's residential garbage afte...

Port Ivory's Potential
Of the thirteen bids New York City has received for processing residential trash after the closure of Fresh Kills, only one involves building a facility in Staten Island. Because of the history of ...

Port, Rail Freight Studies Show Promising Start
A number of studies are underway to develop plans for expanding the Port of New York and filling gaps in the region's rail freight network. NYC's Economic Development Corp. has identified po...