• Islip Backs LIRR Station Shuttle
    At its August 15th board meeting, the Town of Islip approved a proposal to run a local shuttle bus to and the Central Islip LIRR station, beginning in mid-October. Residents living with...

  • NY 347 Campaign Widens Support
    Brookhaven citizens' "5-point Plan for a Better Route 347 Project" (MTR #278) continued its momentum last week with endorsements from the Village of Lake Grove and Suffolk L...

  • Railroads Duck Documentation ?
    The June, 1998 Surface Transportation Board ruling on the application by CSX and Norfolk Southern to acquire and divide Conrail said the railroads should issue quarterly reports on origins and ...

  • Fight Over NJ Truck Rules Heats Up

    - Support for NJ Against Trucking Industry -


    Victims and witnesses of crashes involving large trucks in central New Jersey spoke out at a press conference last Wednesday on the steps of the State House in Trenton. They were supported by Tri-Sta...

  • "Intermodal" Station" - If You Drive
    New Jersey Transit and Amtrak are planning major improvements at Metropark Station on the Northeast Corridor, but riders who'd like to leave their cars at home won't find the station any more a...

  • Transit Planning, NY-style
    Though it's far from clear at this point which, if any, of large-scale projects on the MTA's drawing board will advance to construction and completion, technical planning and financing schemes continu...

  • Fill NYC Bicycle Program Director Job with Dynamic Leader
    The Bicycle Program Director position at NYC's Dept. of Transportation is vacant for the first time in 12 years. Transportation Alternatives is urging the DOT to conduct a nationwide search to...