Lawmakers
Lash L.I.E. Carpool Lanes Perhaps spurred by the anti-HOV lane revolt in New Jersey, two
Nassau County legislatorsquestioned the benefits of HOV lanes
at a press conference Tuesday. Steve Levy and Lisanne Al...
Route
29 Polarizes Trenton Area Pennsylvania officials and towns added to the growing opposition
to construction of Route 29 along the Delaware River in Trenton.
The Morrisville, PA borough council condemned the projec...
Lines
Being Drawn Over NJ Gas Tax NJ grassroots anti-tax activists have already begun distributing
bumper stickers around the state, and charge that the Whitman Administration
has sold out its pledges of fiscal conservatism....
Transit
Surplus '98 MTA and NYC Transit Authority officials reported yesterday that
the agencies would likely end 1998 with sizeable budget surpluses. Strong
economic conditions have pushed tax revenues dedicated ...
Regional
Fare Card Talks Underway Officials from the MTA, the Port Authority and NJ Transit told
reporters this week that discussions had begun toward regional adoption
of the MTA's MetroCard fare collection system. Port Authorit...
Service
and Ridership on NYC Transit There were 509,000 more daily subway and bus riders on an average
weekday in May 1998 than in May 1997 - an overall 9.8% increase in ridership.
Expressway
to Future Gridlock The "Bergen Arches" proposal to add six lanes
to the east-west Jersey City roadway feeding the Holland Tunnel
continues to draw attention. Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler t...
LIRR
Rapped Over Repairs A public outcry erupted over Long Island Railroad service last
week, after irate riders tipped the NY Post to declining conditions
and performance on the country's busiest commuter railroad....
Around
the Region: Hard-won Subway Rehab Begins The Franklin Avenue Shuttle
subway line in Brooklyn is scheduled to close tonight at midnight
for an 18-month, $74 million rehabilitation. Fre...
Around
the Region: Metro-North Railroad has sought
to boost its Rockland County ridership by marketing a "Guaranteed
Ride Home" program that provides two free ...
Around
the Region: Manhattan Bus Lanes Manhattan Borough President
C. Virginia Fields has asked NYC Police Commissioner Howard Safir to step
up enforcement of bus ...
Highways
into Parks If it were dug up and converted to parkland, as has been proposed
by groups in the Bronx (see MTR 177) the little-used Sheridan
Expressway would stand in good company alongside other ...
Big
Ships, Deep Water The Regina Maersk, a cargo vessel that requires 50 foot channels
when loaded to its 6,000-container capacity, visited New York Harbor Wednesday
to illustrate the need for port facilities able to ha...
