/19991015/mtr24101.htm NJ DOT Discusses Some Bond Act Projects, Still Nothing in Writing October 15, 1999

With only 18 days to go until election day, the New Jersey Dept. of Transportation has still not released a list of the projects its proposed $500 million transportation bond issue will pay for. ... 241 /19991015/mtr24102.htm New Jersey's Blank Bond Act October 15, 1999

18 days until New Jersey voters will be asked to vote on $250 million worth of transportation bonds for which no project list or spending plan has been publicly released.

Ano... 241 /19991015/mtr24103.htm Funds for Big NY Rail Projects at Risk, or Just an Albany Pressure Tactic ? October 15, 1999

The NY Observer ran a front-page article this week warning that New York could lose federal funding for both the Second Avenue Subway and the Long Island Railroad link to Grand Central Termi... 241 /19991015/mtr24104.htm Renovation Secured by NY Assembly Rescues Brooklyn Subway From Collapse October 15, 1999

Some Brooklyn subway riders will enjoy the fruits of a past NY State Assembly stand on the transit capital program starting Monday. The Franklin Avenue Shuttle, the short subway line that c... 241 /19991015/mtr24105.htm Harbor Truck Tunnel Headed South October 15, 1999

The idea of allowing trucks in the proposed cross-Harbor rail freight tunnel suffered another setback yesterday, when it was revealed that such a move would fail to provide even short term conge... 241 /19991015/mtr24106.htm East Harlem Spotlights Clean Bus Cause October 15, 1999

About 200 East Harlem residents rallied to oppose the reopening of NYC Transit's E. 100th Street bus depot yesterday. The demonstration was led by NYC City Council member Phillip Reed and State Ass... 241 /19991015/mtr24107.htm Gowanus Resolution a Distant Prospect October 15, 1999

At a September meeting of Brooklyn's Community Board 6, a New York City DOT official said plans to replace the elevated Gowanus Expressway with a tunnel were "dead."

It was un... 241 /19991015/mtr24108.htm NJ Ped Safety Demand Outstrips Budget October 15, 1999

At a conference on New Jersey pedestrian issues today, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign's Greg Meyer, laid out the case for additional funding for pedestrian safety and accessibility pr... 241