• Reports Spotlight Value of Fully Funded Transportation Trust Fund
    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...

  • Orangetown's Model Moratorium
     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...

  • Westchester Legislature, Villages Unhappy with Tappan Zee II Plan
    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...

  • LIRR Reputation Raised
     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...

  • NRDC Declares Environment Subway Series Winner
    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...

  • Al Gore Best Candidate for Transit, Says Straphangers Web Poll - Bush Trails "None of the Above" -
    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...

  • Bondage Scene
     New York's $3.8 billion transportation bond act collected more supporters and detractors last week.

    On the pro side, Newsday delivered a strong "v...

  • Transit Riders, Groups Decry Bus Cuts in Nassau Budget Proposal
    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.

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  • Long Island Traffic Calming Grant Program Gets Rolling
    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...

  • Metro-North Begins New CT Schedule
     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 Sets New Fast Service Start Date
     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...

  • Funding Question Tables GSP Non-Stop Tolls
     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 ...