/20001113/mtr29401.htm Nassau County: Both Houses Declare Plague on Long Island Bus November 13, 2000 Nassau County Executive Thomas Gulotta's line-item vetoes of the county legislature's 2001 budget, supported by Republican legislators, has deepened Long Island Bus' financial woes.

To keep mass transit projec... 294 /20001113/mtr29404.htm Favorable Sign for Regional Fare Card? November 13, 2000 News sources in New York and New Jersey reported last week that a study by the Volpe Transportation Systems Center, a research arm of the U.S. Department of Transportation, for the Port Authority has ... 294 /20001113/mtr29405.htm NJ Transpo Measure Breezes to Yes Vote November 13, 2000 In contrast to New York, dedication of additional funding to transportation infrastructure spending enjoys a strong consensus in New Jersey ¾... 294 /20001113/mtr29406.htm Hudson-Bergen Line Extension Secure November 13, 2000 During the final frenzy surrounding the race for his U.S. Senate seat, Senator Frank Lautenberg celebrated his latest success in bringing federal funds home for mass transit expansion, in the s... 294 /20001113/mtr29407.htm PA Looks at Kennedy Airport Freight November 13, 2000 The Port Authority of NY/NJ has initiated an origin-destination study for the roughly 1.8 million tons of air cargo served by JFK annually, the Journal of Commerce reported last week. The repo... 294 /20001113/mtr29408.htm Metro North Hudson Line Extension Dead November 13, 2000 Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus has recently announced that Metro North Railroad will abandon plans to extend the Hudson Line beyond Poughkeepsie into Northern Dutchess County. Cont... 294 /20001113/mtr29409.htm Millstone Bypass: Gov. Orders Further Study November 13, 2000 Earlier this month, Governor Christie Whitman responded forcefully to the NJ DOT's environmental assessment study for the proposed Millstone Bypass, a 2.3 mile four-lane elevated highway runnin... 294 /20001113/mtr29410.htm Gowanus Project Finished, Policy Needs Work November 13, 2000 NY State DOT officials and Congressman Vito Fossella presided over the opening of the final segment of the Gowanus Expressway HOV lane last week. The HOV lane now runs continuously from the Ve... 294 /20001113/mtr29411.htm City Tests Midtown Congestion Parking November 13, 2000 A pilot program begins November 13th for commercial vehicles with business around Times Square, billed by freshman NYC Commissioner of Transportation Iris Weinshall as the city's first application ... 294 /20001113/mtr29412.htm Looking To London: Universal Parking Fees November 13, 2000 In tandem with roadway pricing, the new London Mayor has the power to set universal parking fees. This goes far beyond charging non-residents for on-street parking, which already takes place in many d... 294