/19991105/mtr24401.htm Assembly Veto Of MTA Plan Likely November 5, 1999

At a hearing Wednesday, NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and other Assembly members grilled MTA Chair E. Virgil Conway over the MTA’s capital program proposal. The Assembly pa... 244 /19991105/mtr24402.htm Giuliani: Fare Hikes Happen November 5, 1999

Responding to press questions Wednesday about Conway’s statement on a transit fare hike, Mayor Giuliani likened transit fare increases to rainstorms and changing seasons — "the realit... 244 /19991105/mtr24403.htm Silver Backs Clean Bus Campaign -"Dump Diesel" Effort in the Main Stream- November 5, 1999

While Assembly Speaker Silver’s position favoring Second Avenue construction the length of Manhattan has become well-known, and Assembly Democrats have a general distaste for heavy fa... 244 /19991105/mtr24404.htm NJ Voters Back Fix-It Transportation Plan November 5, 1999

By a nearly 2-1 margin, New Jersey voters approved a $500 million transportation bond referendum on Tuesday. Half the proceeds will be directed to fix aging county and municipal bridg... 244 /19991105/mtr24405.htm Conndot Back On Road To Nowhere November 5, 1999

Defying the odds, ConnDOT today submitted a revamped application to the Army Corps of Engineers for a permit to build an expressway east of Hartford to replace the two-lane Route 6. U... 244 /19991105/mtr24406.htm High Demand For Innovative Local Aid November 5, 1999

This week, Governor Whitman and NJDOT announced $1.25m in awards under the state’s "Local Aid to Centers" program. Nine municipalities received awards, mainly for streetscape and city... 244 /19991105/mtr24407.htm Highways Vs. Transit In New Haven November 5, 1999

Writing in the New Haven Register this week, Connecticut Fund for the Environment’s Curt Johnson says ConnDOT efforts to add transit elements to its massive plan to widen I-95 ... 244 /19991105/mtr24408.htm Trash Trucking On Trial November 5, 1999

As New York City garbage trucks prepared to roll into Newark and Elizabeth (see last week’s MTR), Union County officials filed suit in New Jersey Superior Court last Friday. Th... 244 /19991105/mtr24409.htm Path Metrocard In The Works November 5, 1999

A memo obtained by the Star-Ledger last week says the Port Authority is taking steps to replace the PATH "Quickcard" fare card with a more up-to-date electronic fare collection... 244 /19991105/mtr24410.htm The Mayor From Another Planet November 5, 1999

John Norquist, Mayor of Milwaukee, provided a refreshing vision for cities in the next century in a speech at Cooper Union last night. Adamant in his objection to urban highways, he p... 244 /19991105/mtr24411.htm Washington Worthies November 5, 1999 Last week, Senator Frank Lautenberg introduced a new "High Speed Rail and Investment Act." It would authorize Amtrak to sell $10 billion in rail bonds over the next ten years to build high speed rail ... 244