/20001027/mtr29201.htm Reports Spotlight Value of Fully Funded Transportation Trust Fund October 27, 2000 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... 292 /20001027/mtr29202.htm Orangetown's Model Moratorium October 27, 2000 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... 292 /20001027/mtr29203.htm Westchester Legislature, Villages Unhappy with Tappan Zee II Plan October 27, 2000 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... 292 /20001027/mtr29204.htm LIRR Reputation Raised October 27, 2000 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... 292 /20001027/mtr29205.htm NRDC Declares Environment Subway Series Winner October 27, 2000 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... 292 /20001027/mtr29206.htm Al Gore Best Candidate for Transit, Says Straphangers Web Poll - Bush Trails "None of the Above" - October 27, 2000 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... 292 /20001027/mtr29207.htm Bondage Scene October 27, 2000 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... 292 /20001027/mtr29208.htm Transit Riders, Groups Decry Bus Cuts in Nassau Budget Proposal October 27, 2000 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.

... 292 /20001027/mtr29209.htm Long Island Traffic Calming Grant Program Gets Rolling October 27, 2000 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... 292 /20001027/mtr29210.htm Metro-North Begins New CT Schedule October 27, 2000 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.... 292 /20001027/mtr29211.htm Amtrak Sets New Fast Service Start Date October 27, 2000 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... 292 /20001027/mtr29212.htm Funding Question Tables GSP Non-Stop Tolls October 27, 2000 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 ... 292