The day-long meeting of legislators, state agency representatives,
business leaders and others last Thursday in Hartford was dominated by
calls for reform of the mission and structure of the Connectic...
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority opened its toll gates to E-ZPass
users on Saturday morning, butthe agency truly made history this
morningwhen its differential on-peak/off-peak tolls..
According to an analysis by the Rutgers University Center for Urban
Policy Research released last week, New Jersey could save at least $830
million in highway construction costs over the next t...
Earlier this month, the NJ State House Commission approved the use
of Green Acres land for the widening of Route 206 in Somerville. Transportation
reform and environmental groups used the occasion to ...
In a September letter to constituents, NY State Senator Nicholas Spano
wrote that he had reached out to Governor Pataki to recommend that state
and NY Thruway officials "exhaust all reasonable ef...
Long Island's Channel 12 turned its attention last week to the proposed
NY State $3.8 billion bond transportation act, which voters will face in
November.
The Straphangers Campaign announced its support for the transportation
bond act in a Sept. 28 press release. Straphangers argues that the bond's
mass transit element, which will bring $1.6 billion in...
Manhattan Borough President Virginia Fields unveiled a plan this week
aimed at improving pedestrian conditions along Canal Street. Over a three-year
period ending in 1998, every intersection along Ca...
Earlier this month, Governor Pataki told the Staten Island Advance
that
he has asked the MTA to "look into" expanding express bus service
on Staten Island's South Shore. The G...
Last week, the NY State DOT released its draft document of issues and
goals facing CoOp City. The study's impetus - high accident rates and congestion
on the Hutchinson River Parkway and New England T...
An Amtrak spokesperson told the NY Times last week that the
railroad had increased its estimate of how long its new high-speed trains
will take to travel between New York and Boston. While Ace...
