Rail Projects for Bergen County Still in Limbo Despite a long standing and clearly demonstrated need for restored passenger rail service in Bergen and Rockland Counties in New Jersey, NJ Transit’s study of possible alignments has yet to reach a co...
Citing Service, Assembly Quietly Vetoes MTA Capital Plan Amendment In a letter sent yesterday to MTA executive director Marc Shaw, Catherine Nolan, the New York State Assembly's representative to the MTA Capital Program Review Board, vetoed an amendment the MTA had r...
More on NJ Transit Bus Fares Last week, we briefly recounted reports that NJ Transit bus fares were highest in the U.S. Transit planners have pointed out to us that the fares are due to the long trips NJ Transit's suburban rider...
NY Senate Transportation Chief Pans Pricing NY State Senate transportation committee chair Owen Johnson says in an interview published in the current edition of the NY Motorist Association magazine that he is against congestion pricing at the M...
City Council Members Want Look at Sheridan Elimination NYC City Council Members Adolfo Carrion and Lucy Cruz of the Bronx introduced a resolution this week regarding demapping the Sheridan Expressway. The resolution calls on the New York State DOT to stud...
NYC Truck Study Will Omit Safety, Community Impact From Bay Ridge to Kingsbridge to Flushing, NYC residents are up in arms over the number of trucks that roll down and idle on residential streets, often in blatant violation of city regulations on size...
Bronx Neighborhood Wants NYC DOT's Word on Truck Safety Community Leaders in Hunts Point say NYC DOT's Commissioner for the Bronx, James Kilkenny, appears to have forgotten promises he made following the death of 6-year-old Crystal Vargas under the wheels ...
Around the Region Renovations of the Spring Valley, NY train station are expected to begin within two months, thanks to a deal announced Tuesday. The arrangement between the MTA, NYS DOT and Spring Valley, nearly dead ...
Around the Region A recent government study concludes that Amtrak is on pace toward a $300 million deficit by 2003, the year in which it must wean itself from federal subsidies. The findings may fuel efforts for a whol...
Around the Region A $34 million plan to install a high-tech information system on northern NJ highways to alert motorists to traffic delays, alternate routes, and other forms of transportation has hit gridlock, a publi...
