Two publications issued last week offer different reasons for New Jersey
voters to approve Public Question #1 at the polls next week. The
question asks voters to earmark the remainder o...
Last month, the board of the Rockland County town of Orangetown voted
unanimously to institute a temporary moratorium on zoning changes and
development
permits for properties "abutt...
More Westchester elected leaders have joined the growing ranks of those
questioning the NY Thruway Authority/MTA plan for a new Tappan Zee Bridge.
Letters and resolutions fr...
Last week the Long Island Rail Road Commuters' Council released the
results of its annual survey of LIRR riders. The striking result: more
riders (almost 5%) than last year think the LIRR is impro...
Trading flights to Seattle and St. Louis for rides on the subway yields
a savings of over 1 million pounds of pollution in a seven-games series,"
said Rich Kassel, Natural Resources Defense Counc...
Last Thursday, the Straphangers Campaign released results of an informal
poll it conducted via its web site, www.straphangers.com. Al Gore would
be the best president for mass transit, according to 40...
At the end of last week, Nassau County legislators approved a budget
likely containing cuts to the county's contribution to Long Island Bus
that county Democrats had indicated in a draft budget. ...
NY State DOT's Long Island office has released its instructions
for municipal applications for the new "Local Safe Streets and Traffic
Calming" program. The program will provide gran...
Effective lobbying by Connecticut Metro-North/Shore Line East Commuter
Council last week led to important changes in ConnDOT's new New Haven Line
schedule. The new timetable took effect on Sunday....
Amtrak has set December 11 as the start of high speed Washington-Boston
train service. The service will initially consist of only one train
per day in each direction, so it will still be some t...
The Garden State Parkway Barrier Toll Removal Act has been tabled by
the NJ Assembly Appropriations Committee after members raised concerns
about its financing plan on Oct. 12. The bill, sponsored by ...