/19990402/mtr21401.htm Route 92 on the Ropes April 2, 1999 On Monday, the Whitman Administration attempted to salvage the beleaguered NJ Turnpike Authority proposal to build Route 92 between Route 1 and the Turnpike. New Jersey environmental regulators had ... 214 /19990402/mtr21402.htm Another Twist For JFK Rail Funding April 2, 1999 The Port Authority's "air train" project from Queens to JFK Airport could receive help on Capitol Hill. Pending legislation could render moot the PA's recent legal setback (see MTR #212) regarding its... 214 /19990402/mtr21403.htm Weinstein Starts Drive For Gas Tax Consensus April 2, 1999 At a Tuesday State Senate hearing, NJ DOT Commissioner James Weinstein launched the possibility of a gas tax increase to finance future transportation projects. "The gas tax is the obvious choice," he... 214 /19990402/mtr21404.htm Organizing Works April 2, 1999 NYC transportation and parks officials announced Wednesday that weekday hours when cars are permitted to use the roadway in Brooklyn's Prospect Park would be significantly scaled back. The officials ... 214 /19990402/mtr21405.htm Conn Dot Offers Weak Transit Improvements April 2, 1999 In an effort to persuade New Haven area municipal leaders to support an $800 million project to widen I-95 and New Haven's "Q" Bridge (see MTRs #205, 209), the CT Department of Transportation has offe... 214 /19990402/mtr21406.htm Parochial Pols Limit NJ Train Capacity April 2, 1999 With NJ Transit adding train cars in response to the ridership boom, the agency is trying to address a capacity issue that has loomed for years: limited space in train yards. At a March board of dir... 214 /19990402/mtr21407.htm Killed By Truck April 2, 1999 Killed by Automobile, the report by Right of Way profiled here in recent weeks, found that from 1994-1997, 26% of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities in New York City were caused by trucks. Small or ... 214 /19990402/mtr21408.htm Whither Clean Air For New Jersey? April 2, 1999 Despite its declining commitment to reducing air pollution from highway vehicles, New Jersey appears unlikely to be significantly affected in the near term by the recent federal ruling regarding consi... 214 /19990402/mtr21409.htm Around The Region: NYC Transit Cleans Up April 2, 1999 About 1,000 "Work Experience Program" workers who work for their welfare checks will be employed part-time mopping, sweeping, and removing trash in New York City's subways as early as this month. The... 214 /19990402/mtr21410.htm Around the Region: Stamford Begins Work on Pedestrian Walkway April 2, 1999 Stamford Connecticut began work on a pedestrian link between the city's train station and downtown area. The planned 8,200-square-foot enclosed walkway will lead pedestrians from the train station to ... 214 /19990402/mtr21411.htm Around the Region: Fresh Kills Bypass? April 2, 1999 Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari told the S.I. Chamber of Commerce recently that he wants to see the roads inside Fresh Kills Landfill opened to the public after the dump is closed in 2001... 214 /19990402/mtr21412.htm Around the Region: NYC Subway Crime Drops April 2, 1999 Total NYC subway crime has plummeted 17 percent this year - despite a wave of recent slashings and two murders - transit officials said last week. Assaults dropped 16 percent through the end of Februa... 214 /19990402/mtr21413.htm Lecture Announcement: The Spread-Out Metropolis April 2, 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... 214