Feds Reject Connecticut Route 6 Scheme
- ConnDOT Plan is Dead, But Gov. Vows to Build -
July 6, 1998Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concluded that Connecticut DOT's proposal to build a Route 6 expressway east of Hartford did not meet Clean Water Act guidelines. The Corps denie... 179 /19980706/mtr17902.htm NJ Gas Tax: Sprawl or Sensible Transport ? July 6, 1998
Governor Whitman's efforts to raise the New Jersey gas tax continue to get rough political treatment in Trenton, while the Tri-State Campaign's position on the gas tax gains ground.
The G... 179 /19980706/mtr17903.htm 15% off for Turnpike Trucks July 6, 1998
In August, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority will begin to offer 15% off-peak toll discounts to trucking companies with Turnpike toll accounts. The Authority's aim is to reduce rush hour co... 179 /19980706/mtr17904.htm Who Likes Trucks ? July 6, 1998
Central NJ's Courier-News reports that the NJ DOT gets more complaints about trucks on local roads than about any other issue. "Route 31 is dangerous because it's so rutted,&quo... 179 /19980706/mtr17905.htm Green Light for Brooklyn Traffic Calming July 6, 1998
This week, NYC DOT quietly announced the award of the consulting contract for the "Downtown Brooklyn Area-wide Traffic Calming Project." The $6 million CMAQ project may represent a wa... 179 /19980706/mtr17906.htm S.I. "Bus Lane" an HOV Hoax ? July 6, 1998
The NY State DOT is expected to announce plans to add a bus lane to a portion of the Staten Island Expressway at a public meeting on the SIE Major Investment Study to be held Wednesday ni... 179 /19980706/mtr17907.htm Legislators Join Route 29 Fight July 6, 1998
Members of the NJ Assembly representing the Trenton area have asked Governor Whitman and Assemblyman Richard Bagger, Chair of the Assembly's Appropriations Committee, to withdraw funding ... 179 /19980706/mtr17908.htm TransitChek: Seeking NY Jump-Start July 6, 1998
NY State Senator Seymour Lachman has introduced legislation to require NY State to offer state workers the option of enrolling in TransitChek, the federal transit commuter tax benefit program. Dur... 179 /19980706/mtr17909.htm Days Numbered for NJ HOV Lanes ? July 6, 1998
In a reply opinion piece, NJ Transportation Commissioner John Haley accused the Star-Ledger and its "Lanes of Pain" crusade to abolish the carpool lanes on I-80 and I-287 (s... 179 /19980706/mtr17910.htm Official Opinion July 6, 1998
A Newsday report this weekend on the MTA's pending incentive toll study contained the following upbeat quotes from public officials:
Cynthia Munk, NY State Thruway Authorit... 179 /19980706/mtr17911.htm Detecting Dirty Diesels July 6, 1998
In June, Governor Pataki announced agreement with the NY legislature on a program to regularly test heavy duty diesel vehicles. Diesel-powered vehicles over 8,500 pounds in NYC, Long Island, and R... 179 /19980706/mtr17912.htm Sick Transit July 6, 1998
Amtrak created an embarrassing public relations storm in June when one of its Empire Corridor trains abruptly went out of service in Hudson, 30 miles short of its Albany destination. Passengers to... 179 /19980706/mtr17913.htm Don't Walk July 6, 1998
Newark is the pedestrian danger capital of NJ, according to NJ Dept. of Law and Public Safety data.
From 1990-1996, pedestrian deaths made up 29 percent of all traffic-rel... 179