Strange Bedfellows Address Downtown Trucks Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari agreed on August 4 to work with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and lower Manhattan City Council Member Kathryn Freed on traffic problem plaguing west Brookly...
Strong Kick-Off for Newark Transit Project In early August, Senator Frank Lautenberg took center stage at a Newark ceremony to announce that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has approved a "full funding" agreement with NJTran...
Traffic Calming Confusion: NYC Needs Clear Policy The summer issue of Transportation Alternatives reports on "big inconsistencies in New York City traffic calming policy," and to problems concerning the role of community bo...
Trust Fund Ballot Measure Set Yesterday, the New Jersey Attorney General reserved a place on the November ballot for a question regarding the dedication of petroleum and auto sales tax to the Transportation Trust Fund. A "ye...
Gore's Pick: Region's Loss in Senate? Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman's presence on the Democratic national ticket could complete the sweep of senior metropolitan region Senators from the Senate Environment and Public Works Commit...
Cross-Harbor Rail Barges: Talk, No Action A recent NY Times story on the NYC Economic Development Corporation's Cross-Harbor Freight Study (MTR #271) highlighted the study's emphasis on reestablishing a high-volume cross-Harb...
Washington, NY/NJ Port Authority Consider Coastal Transport A system of light-draft barges and cargo ferries traveling to and from feeder ports up and down each U.S. coast could help serve the deluge of additional containers projected to inundate U.S. p...
NJ Transit Unveils New Diesel Buses Last week NJ Transit gave the public a preview of the 1,400 new diesel cruiser buses that will hit the state's suburban highways in 2001. At the viewing outside the Newark headquarters, a NJ T...
Rail Passenger Boom Amtrak says it is heading for record ridership this year, despite delays in introducing faster train service in the Northeast. According to the NY Times, Amtrak's July ridership hit a <...
