• Pressure Builds for MTA to Dump Diesel

    On Monday, NYC Congressman Jerrold Nadler unveiled H.R.3326, the "Cleaner Buses for Cleaner Cities Act." The brief, direct legislative proposal would bar federal transportation ...

  • Straphangers Launch Second Avenue Subway Internet Campaign

    The Straphangers Campaign distributed 25,000 leaflets on the Lexington Avenue line on Wednesday, urging riders to contact Governor Pataki to demand construction of a full-length Second Avenue su...

  • Brookhaven to be NY Road Widening Capital
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    Long Island will bear the brunt of highway expansion projects planned by the New York State Dept. of Transportation for the downstate NY region for 2000-2004, according to a preliminary Tri...

  • Widening on S.I.'s Horizon

    This morning at a roundtable organized by the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, a spokesperson for the New York State Dept. of Transportation emphasized construction of new carpool lanes am...

  • Gaffe Clarifies NYC Traffic Calming Policy

    New York City Transportation Commissioner Wilbur Chapman surprised and upset elected officials, neighborhood leaders and transportation reformers Tuesday when he told the City Council Transportatio...

  • NJ Agencies Seek High-tech Fare Collection
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    At their annual meeting this week, the NJ Transit Board of Directors gave the agency the go ahead to develop a new cash-less fare collection system for its 3,000 buses. The consultin...

  • NJ Looks to TransitChek

    If Assemblyman Reed Gusciara's (D, 15) bill passes the New Jersey legislature, transit-riding state employees could save. Co-sponsored by Assembly member Leonard Lance, the bill would offer federal...

  • Tools for Tackling Trucks ?
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    A NYC Dept. of City Planning report recommends that toll agencies issue E-ZPass tags to all commercial vehicles operating in NYC or the wider region, and offer them toll discounts from 11pm...

  • CT Road Backers: Fire the Umpires

    Of all one might say about the Selectmen of Bolton, Manchester, Columbia and Windham CT, they certainly are persistent. Last week, these officials penned yet another letter as part of their effort...