California Sets Clean Bus Trend Yesterday the California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted unanimously to adopt strict air emissions regulations for the transit buses in the state, a move with likely nation-wide ramifications....
Transportation Finance in NY: Mixed Message At Governor Pataki's request, the NY State Thruway Authority withdrew its proposal to implement a modest toll increase later this year, and to tie toll rates in the future to the cost of construction ...
Local Officials Reject NJDOT, NJ Transit Capital Programs At the Feb. 14th meeting of the North Jersey Transportation Authority, local elected officials voted unanimously to reject NJDOT's and NJTransit's proposed 2001 capital program. The meetin...
NJ Transit Zeroes Out New Rail Projects Until 2004 Controversy at the Feb. 14 TPA meeting also surrounded NJ Transit's part of the capital program. Experienced players like former House Transportation Committee chair Robert Roe and local elected offi...
Non-Stop Parkway Bill Absent in NJ Senate On January 7th, the Parkway Barrier Toll Removal Act (A35) passed the NJ Assembly Transportation Committee with five votes in support, one against, and one abstention. The bill is now with the Assembl...
Bronx Leaders Turn Out for Safe Streets Political enthusiasm for traffic calming in the Bronx is alive and well, but doubt remains about the city's will to see it through. In early February, Assemblyman Peter Rivera agreed to work to earma...