Straphangers Campaign's "Halloween List " Past Year's Top Ten Scariest Transit Events
1. More "bury-them-alive" crowding, as service fails to keep up with booming ridership. Rider gain since 1997: 19% on subways, 31% on buses. Service increases since 1997: only 6% on subw...

Green Thumbs Up for NJ Question #1...
Last week, a dozen environmental groups joined the Tri-State Transportation Campaign in publicly endorsing New Jersey ballot question #1. The question asks voters to dedicate the remain...

...While Enviros Pass on NY Transpo Bond
In contrast, environmental groups in New York have generally stayed away from NY's Ballot Question #1, the transportation bond act. That's because NY State DOT's highway program is not bound by any l...

NJ Senate Candidates: Transportation Goals Seem Similar
To fill his large shoes, the successor to Frank Lautenberg's U.S. Senate seat must have ambitious transportation goals for New Jersey and know how to bring back the federal funding to make them happen...

NY Senate Candidates on Transpo, Sprawl
Rick Lazio and Hillary Clinton answered questions on a variety of environmental issues in response to the NY League of Conservation Voters. Find the full responses to the questionnaire at www.nylc...

Hudson Hopefuls Weigh in on Traffic, Transit -Candidates Signal Rough Road for Tappan Zee II -
On Oct. 30, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Rockland civic groups and Hudson Valley municipal officials released results of a survey of state legislative and congressional candidates on transpo...

On Transportation, Bush and Gore Do Differ
While transportation policy has been on the periphery of the presidential campaign, the general flavor of the candidates' approaches can be gleaned from published comments and rarely discussed proposa...