/19990416/mtr21601.htm Regional Politics Hiding Real Port Issues April 16, 1999 The fight between Governors Whitman and Pataki over Port Authority money, which came to a head in recent weeks over Governor Pataki's refusal to sign off on an incentive package the Port Authority wan... 216 /19990416/mtr21602.htm Fare Parity ? How About Those $4 Tolls ? April 16, 1999 The fanning of Port Authority border war flames by Mayor Giuliani and now Governor Pataki has had a significant impact on other public discourse regarding the Port Authority. Most public statements a... 216 /19990416/mtr21603.htm Spending, Specificity Urged For CT Traffic Plan - Metro-North Fare Hike At Issue - April 16, 1999 The Connecticut DOT's legislatively-mandated congestion relief plan for the jammed I-95 corridor between Branford and Greenwich is inadequately funded and needs to be prosecuted more energetically and... 216 /19990416/mtr21604.htm Two Ways To LaGuardia April 16, 1999 The MTA released a "Scoping Memorandum" on its LaGuardia Airport Subway Access Study last week. In the document, planners eliminated two of four originally proposed options. Remaining alternatives ar... 216 /19990416/mtr21605.htm Pavement Purgatory Showing Cracks April 16, 1999 Modest measures to roll back asphalt in our over-paved region: * In the Bronx' Hunts Point neighborhood, the Point Community Development Corporation has succeeded in winning approval for turning the ... 216 /19990416/mtr21606.htm No Fun April 16, 1999 A Straphangers Campaign survey released this week found the $4 one-day unlimited ride MetroCard "fun pass" was not for sale at 55% of 111 randomly chosen Manhattan merchants listed by the MTA as fun p... 216 /19990416/mtr21607.htm More Convenient MetroCards April 16, 1999 The MTA said this week it would eliminate the monthly and weekly MetroCard's worst feature - the 18-minute subway "lock-out" that presently follows the card's use. The lock-out is designed to prevent... 216 /19990416/mtr21608.htm S.I. Debates South Shore Bus Increase April 16, 1999 Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari wants private bus companies to serve four new routes from Staten Island's South Shore to Manhattan, via the Goethals Bridge, NJ Turnpike and Hudson tunnels... 216 /19990416/mtr21609.htm NJ Wants Development At Train Stations April 16, 1999 In an attempt to bring back the days when train stations were economic and residential hubs, New Jersey's Transit Village program, introduced last month, is helping five NJ towns rebuild the land arou... 216 /19990416/mtr21610.htm Traffic Calming Comes To Somerset County April 16, 1999 In response to a growing number of complaints from pedestrians and bicyclists about auto traffic problems in Somerset County, NJ, county officials want to tip the scales back a few notches in favor of... 216 /19990416/mtr21611.htm Trash On The Trains April 16, 1999 Rockland County is considering a switch to freight railroads for its out-of-county garbage shipments. Most trash hauling from Rockland now goes to Pennsylvania by truck. County officials say they co... 216 /19990416/mtr21612.htm Around the Region April 16, 1999 NJ Transit's long-delayed Montclair Connection took a giant step last week when NJ Transit awarded the project's first construction contract. The connection, expected to serve 5,000 riders daily, will... 216 /19990416/mtr21613.htm Around the Region April 16, 1999 Following Metro-North Railroad's discussion of concentrating cell phone talkers on one train car only, the LIRR Commuter Council told Newsday that cell phone yakkers came in third, after litter and (n... 216 /19990416/mtr21614.htm Around the Region April 16, 1999 NYC City Council Member Michael Abel (Queens) has called for a hearing on subway platform safety. He says that with steady ridership growth, NYC Transit must attend to platform crowding issues.... 216 /19990416/mtr21615.htm Around the Region April 16, 1999 NJ will not ban a probable cancer-causing ingredient in gasoline, MBTE, even though the substance has been found in dangerous levels in wells throughout the state. The NJ Dept. of Environmental Protec... 216 /19990416/mtr21616.htm Notice Of Deadline Extension April 16, 1999 The deadline for project proposal submittals to the NY State DOT for the Transportation Enhancements Program has been extended to July 1st. For information contact the NY Metropolitan Transportation C... 216 /19990416/mtr21617.htm Regional Plan Association's Annual Regional Assembly April 16, 1999 Bringing Smart Growth to the Tri-State Region Workshops: "Strengthening NJ's State Plan," "Costs of Sprawl," "MTA Capital Plan," "Creating Parks & Public Spaces," and more. Thursday, April 29, 7:30am... 216