/19980122/mtr20401.htm Opening the Shore to More Sprawl January 22, 1998 Federal agencies are continuing to pretend that nothing is going on over the lower Raritan River in Middlesex County, despite the progress of three simultaneous highway bridge expansion projects withi... 204 /19980122/mtr20402.htm Bringing Transit Future into Focus January 22, 1998 The story about Regional Plan Association's "Metro East" take on the Second Avenue subway in MTR #202 prompted a flurry of media coverage, prompting officials to address transit development issues for... 204 /19980122/mtr20403.htm Bridge Funding Gains in Trenton January 22, 1998 The NJ Assembly Transportation Committee approved two transportation funding bills yesterday. One raises $500 million in general revenue bonds to repair New Jersey's crumbling bridges. The other raise... 204 /19980122/mtr20404.htm NJ Moves on Bike Projects January 22, 1998 Earlier this month, Governor Whitman and the New Jersey Department of Transportation announced the award of $7.3 million for bicycle projects. The money came from DOT's local aid program, from funds... 204 /19980122/mtr20405.htm Port Expansion's Inland Impacts January 22, 1998 In further presentations of its 40-year vision for the Port (see MTR #203), the Port Authority this week spotlighted the importance of a "Port Inland Distribution Network." Chris Ward, PA Chief of Po... 204 /19980122/mtr20406.htm Still Waiting for Parkway Demapping January 22, 1998 Although Staten Island's Richmond Parkway and Willowbrook Parkway have been on the official city maps for years, the Richmond remains mostly unbuilt and the Willowbrook was never even started. The unb... 204 /19980122/mtr20407.htm Transforming TEA-21 January 22, 1998 US DOT Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs Jack Basso told the National Conference of State Legislatures in December that the Administration is considering a follow-up bill to TEA-21 that woul... 204 /19980122/mtr20408.htm Bergen Arches Public Comment Period Begins January 22, 1998 Last week the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJ TPA) commenced its 1-month public comment period for all amendments to the FY99 "Transportation Improvement Program," including an amen... 204 /19980122/mtr20409.htm Around the Nation January 22, 1998 Last fall, Boston transportation activists rallied at a Roxbury bus depot to call for cleaner buses as transit workers turned off diesel engines for a "Breathe Out." The event was organized to celebra... 204 /19980122/mtr20410.htm Around the Nation January 22, 1998 Plans for a high-speed train to link Florida's three major metropolitan areas died last month after Governor Jeb Bush yanked state financing. The Clinton Administration has called high-speed rail the ... 204 /19980122/mtr20411.htm Around the Nation January 22, 1998 The Houston-Galveston Area Council has tapped Klotz Associates, a civil engineering firm, to assess how bikeways affect travel patterns. The plan, using $31 million of federal funds, is to construct o... 204 /19980122/mtr20412.htm Around the Nation January 22, 1998 The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is trying to help real estate developers change their sprawling ways. Taking advantage of a federal policy shift that encourages transit agenci... 204