Meetings Set for Long Island 20-Year Highway Widening Plan The New York State DOT will convene citizens and technical advisory committee meetings Thursday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 13, respectively, for its Long Island Transportation Plan (LITP) 2000 study. <...
NYPD to be Grilled on Traffic Deaths? The New York City Council transportation committee has scheduled a hearing on last year's alarming rise in NYC pedestrian and cyclist deaths (City Hall, 1 p.m., Monday, May 22). The advocacy group ...
Hearing on Route 92 EIS: June 8 On May 9th, the Army Corps of Engineers announced the date of the "public scoping" hearing for the new Environmental Impact Statement for Route 92. The hearing will be held at the Princeton Holiday In...
Nassau Recovery Shouldn't Sacrifice Long Island Bus Although Governor Pataki has pledged significant state support to keep Nassau County from going bust, the aid will require county budget cuts. It's clear the county will face tough fiscal times during...
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Reality Check? Last Wednesday, the Star-Ledger reported on its front page that ridership on the new Hudson-Bergen light rail line has been far lower than anticipated. Prior to its opening on April 15th...
Opportunity for South Bronx Rail Renaissance Last week, Metro-North Railroad announced it will run additional trains on two lines starting July 9th, significantly expanding rail service in the Bronx. Four new trains will be added on the Harlem L...
CT Transit Treads Water At a Metro-North/Shore Line East Commuter Council meeting at the Westport train station last Wednesday, ConnDOT public transportation bureau chief Harry Harris described how the agency will use the $3...
EPA To Diesel Industry: Clean Up Your Act On Thursday, the US EPA released the agency's suggested stringent pollution control rules for diesel trucks and buses. The requirements would force a 95% reduction in ozone-inducing nitrogen ox...
Tragedy Spotlights NJ Truck Ban Failings An over-size tractor-trailer attempting to keep up with a convoy of garbage haulers crashed into a video store along Route 179 in Lambertville (Route 29) on May 12th, killing a woman working behind th...
