Issue 276 Table of Contents

July 3, 2000

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• Legislature Approves Landmark "Fix-it-First" Transportation Bill

Last Thursday, both houses of the New Jersey legislature approved the Transportation Trust Fund renewal bill released by the Assembly Appropriations Committee the week before (MTR #275)....
 
• New NJ Poll Results: Consistent Support for Transit, Cities, Open Space

In poll data released last week, New Jersey voters showed concern over the loss of open space and the state of cities, and interest in pedestrian friendly...
 
• Yearly MetroCard: Toward Insurable Fares ?

The annual "Premium MetroCard" under development to permit New York City to extend TransitChek taxable transit commuting benefits to city workers, may be a strong step toward a fare card...
 
• Port Authority Retains Cloak - Region's Least Accountable Transportation Agency - Despite big headlines about the deal struck between Governors Whitman and Pataki to end the political stand-off that had paralyzed many Port Authority projects, the Port Authority's budget is not a...

 
• Goethals Twin Left Out of Air Plan

The NY Metropolitan Transportation Council has removed the Goethals Bridge twin from its list of "projects of regional significance" that is part of the downstate NY region's air pollution r...
 
• Harnessing Nassau's Chaotic Development

Despite an extended public discussion about bringing more coherence and transportation efficiency to the jumble of large commercial centers, parks, universities and stadiums becoming known as the Nass...
 
• PA Takes Step Towards Non-Stop Tolls

In a recent interview, Port Authority Director of Tunnels, Bridges, and Terminals Ken Philmus told the Bergen Record his agency plans to remove tollbooths from the lower level of the ...
 
• Would a Gas Tax Cut Help New York ?

Last week, U.S. Senate candidate Hillary Clinton displayed a deftness on transportation funding issues that eluded her opponent, Congressman Rick Lazio. Lazio called for suspension of the 18.3-cent...
 
• Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry Will Start This Summer

A ferry connecting Rockland County with Metro North's Hudson Line may provide relief for some commuters stuck in Tappan Zee Bridge traffic this summer. The MTA board gave thumbs up to the project on J...
 
• Bike Planners, Advocates Gather For Global Forum - Amsterdam conference features big U.S. contingent -

Last week, the City of Amsterdam and the Dutch Cyclists Union hosted "Velo Mondiale 2000," a world-wide conference on bicycle transportation. The conference setti...

 

Wrong Side of the Issue "Everyone in the city complains the trains are crowded and slow...There is no evidence that there is a need to put more trains on [N and R] lines...You cannot go by what passengers say."  -NYC Transit spokesperson Al O'Leary, cited in the 6/27 Daily News.   "Who do you believe, me or your lying eyes?"  -Groucho Marx

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