Union
County Vetoes SIRR Rehab Sixty Days Before Resolution Takes Effect
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, citing concerns about
provision of local rail freight service, voted last Wednesday to withdraw
as lead sponsor of the half-completed Staten Island ...
Route
92: the Road to Sprawl In a speech given this week to the State Building and Construction
Trades Council, Governor Whitman tried to promote construction job creation
and open space preservation. She stated, "The r...
NJ
DOT Fails Basic Outreach The New Jersey Department of Transportation's deadline for comment
on its "Procedures for Public Participation in the Development of
the Long Range Statewide Transportation Plan and the State Trans...
Ferries
Around The Region Nationwide, ferry service has become an alternative to driving
with 225,000 passengers onboard each day. Growth in the Tri-State
region has been strong. For instance, New York Waterway which...
DEP
Cancels Ferry for Commuters In a move that defies logic, the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection required Water Taxi to suspend rush-hour runs
between Liberty State Park and New York City starting August ...
Are
Conditions Worsening on the SI Ferry? For the last several years, the reliability and physical
conditions of the Staten Island ferry service have steadily deteriorated,
according to commuters. Riders' complaints range from dirti...
HOV
Lanes a Bust A Wall Street Journal feature last week explored the
failure of carpool lanes to untangle rush-hour traffic jams on the nation's
highways. The article concentrated primarily on how today's ...
One
Seat Ride to La Guardia Proposed In July, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority,
Mayor Giuliani, Governor Pataki and Queens Borough President Shulman signed
a Memorandum of Agreement to improve airport access t...
