/19990319/mtr21201.htm Court Re-Opens JFK Rail Fund Debate March 19, 1999 The Port Authority of NY & NJ's "air train" project from Jamaica to JFK Airport was dealt a setback last week by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. The court ruled that t... 212 /19990319/mtr21202.htm Route 92 Fight In Home Stretch ? March 19, 1999 Opponents are continuing the fight to block construction of Route 92, the proposed 6.7-mile highway linking the NJ Turnpike with Route 1 in Middlesex County. Project foes hope the Army Corps of Engi... 212 /19990319/mtr21203.htm Killed By Automobile March 19, 1999 As several city dailies reported today, the pedestrian and bicyclist rights organization Right of Way (see MTR #204) released a new report detailing findings from extensive analysis of New York City p... 212 /19990319/mtr21204.htm NJ Ready To Launch Traffic Calming Projects March 19, 1999 NJ DOT is nearing the end of its state-wide Pedestrian Safety Study. The effort looked at pedestrian injuries and fatalities across the state, and identified a handful of persistent problem sites for ... 212 /19990319/mtr21205.htm East River Bike Access Looking Up ? March 19, 1999 The current Transportation Alternatives magazine says NYC officials will re-implement a 24-hour bike/pedestrian lane on the Queensboro Bridge in September. Bike and ped access to the bridge, the only ... 212 /19990319/mtr21206.htm Hopewell On Slippery Sprawl Slope March 19, 1999 Hopewell Township, NJ's reluctance to endorse a massive highway interchange on I-95 near Trenton has stalled the project for now. The interchange is designed to accommodate a big new sprawling, car de... 212 /19990319/mtr21207.htm Strong L.I. Support For Cross-Harbor Rail March 19, 1999 Long Islanders responding positively to a Saturday Newsday opinion piece by John McHugh favoring construction of a rail freight tunnel under NY Harbor included business, planning and political figures... 212 /19990319/mtr21208.htm Around The Region March 19, 1999 NJ DOT bowed to pressure from local activists and government officials seeking to preserve a 5-mile undeveloped corridor once set aside to be part of Route 31 north of Trenton. Instead of trying to ge... 212 /19990319/mtr21209.htm Around the Region March 19, 1999 Proximity to Metro-North's Beacon station has helped an old box factory get the nod as the site for a new museum run by the Dia Center for the Arts. Easy access to public transit generally increases t... 212 /19990319/mtr21210.htm Around the Region March 19, 1999 Bar owners on Staten Island's south shore are complaining that the city's new policy of confiscating suspected drunk drivers' cars and new police checkpoints along main roads hurt their business. But ... 212 /19990319/mtr21211.htm Around the Region March 19, 1999 Metro-North Railroad may confine blabbing cell phoners to one car per train. Railroad officials say they are receiving a half-dozen complaints of loud-mouthed phone talkers per week, "which probably r... 212 /19990319/mtr21212.htm Lecture Announcement: The Spread-Out Metropolis March 19, 1999 The Spread-Out Metropolis: The Demise of HOVs and Other Options to Automobility? Speaker Robert Cervero is a Professor of City Planning at U.C. Berkeley and a nationally-recognized expert on the inter... 212