/19990625/mtr22601.htm New Jersey Looks To Multi-Rate Road Tolls June 25, 1999 At a day-long seminar on roadway pricing policies convened by federal highway officials today in Manhattan, New Jersey Turnpike director Edward Gross said his agency would be the first in the metropol... 226 /19990625/mtr22602.htm Perspectives On Pricing - MTA A Conference, Real World No-Show - June 25, 1999 The FHWA's seminar today on "value pricing" policies provided detailed insight on a variety of successful variable-price and electronic non-stop highway toll systems in operation around North America.... 226 /19990625/mtr22603.htm NJDOT Guts Bridge Bond Act June 25, 1999 At a Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting Monday, NJDOT lobbyists requested and won a last minute change to the "Bridge Rehabilitation and Improvement Bond Act" that was sailing through ... 226 /19990625/mtr22604.htm Slow Speed Bill In Albany Limbo June 25, 1999 The New York State Assembly did not vote this week on a bill that would allow New York City to set speed limits below the state minimum limit of 25 miles per hour. The legislation has passed in the St... 226 /19990625/mtr22605.htm Long Island Traffic Calming Fund June 25, 1999 Last week, we reported that NY State Transportation Commissioner Joe Boardman had announced the creation of a new traffic calming program that would fund local pedestrian safety projects on Long Islan... 226 /19990625/mtr22606.htm Legislators Back Non-Stop Parkway Tolls June 25, 1999 At a press conference Tuesday, New Jersey State Senator Robert Martin and State Assembly Transportation Committee Chair Alex DeCroce abandoned earlier proposals to raze Garden State Parkway toll plaza... 226 /19990625/mtr22607.htm 4-Point Plan For Smart Tolls In New Jersey June 25, 1999 With talk of a NJ Turnpike toll increase and legislative plans to reduce toll plaza delays on the Garden State Parkway, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign last week issued the following calls for a... 226 /19990625/mtr22608.htm Trump Tunnel Lives? June 25, 1999 New York State agencies will conduct a public hearing Wednesday, June 30 (see calendar) on the long-discussed proposal to tear down Manhattan's west side Miller Highway and put it in a tunnel beneath ... 226 /19990625/mtr22609.htm Metro-North Hudson Extension: Dutchess Boon Or Sprawl-Rail ? June 25, 1999 Metro North is proposing to extend its Hudson Line north from its terminus at Poughkeepsie into northern Dutchess County. Stations in Hyde Park, Staatsburg, Rhinecliff, and Tivoli are under considerat... 226 /19990625/mtr22610.htm Privatization Possibilities June 25, 1999 The Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee (PCAC) to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a report in March analyzing a range of MTA privatization issues. It found that while wholesale pr... 226