/20001120/mtr29501.htm	Whitman: More Progress on Truck Routes	November 20, 2000	At the request of Governor Whitman, NJ Transportation Commissioner James Weinstein issued a traffic order last Thursday <B>banning trucks </B>heavier than 26,000 pounds from traveling 22 miles of <B>R</b></i></u></a>...	295
/20001120/mtr29502.htm	Port Authority To Offer Variable Tolls	November 20, 2000	Last Thursday, newspapers reported the outline of a new Port Authority plan that would introduce time-variable tolls at its Hudson River crossings, hike PATH train tolls and finance an ambitious capit</b></i></u></a>...	295
/20001120/mtr29503.htm	NY Transportation Funding: Few Tea Leaves	November 20, 2000	Responses by New York State leaders to the failure of this year's transportation bond act, which voters rejected on November 7, have been muted so far. The bond act would have supplied $3.8 billion to</b></i></u></a>...	295
/20001120/mtr29504.htm	Article Outs AAA Agenda	November 20, 2000	The AAA is much more than a friendly purveyor of Triptiks and traveler's checks, according to the cover story of the Winter issue of <B>NRDC's <I>Amicus Journal</B></I>. In fact, the organization has </b></i></u></a>...	295
/20001120/mtr29505.htm	LIRR Searches for Storage Yards- Sites Essential for LIRR-Grand Central Connection - 	November 20, 2000	Although its funding for the project may hang in the balance, the MTA and Long Island Railroad are proceeding with early work on the <B>LIRR-Grand Central connection</B>. The railroad will need to con</b></i></u></a>...	295
/20001120/mtr29506.htm	East Village Hedges Bets on 2nd Avenue Line	November 20, 2000	NYC City Council member Margarita Lopez has introduced a bill to fund construction of an <B>Avenue A </B>entrance/exit to the <B>First Avenue station </B>of the "L" subway line. The plan is meant to a</b></i></u></a>...	295
/20001120/mtr29507.htm	MTA Diesel Depots A Matter of Civil Rights	November 20, 2000	Last week, the advocacy group West Harlem Environmental Action (WHEACT) filed an administrative complaint under the national Civil Rights Act with the U.S. Department of Transportation.</P><P ALIGN="</b></i></u></a>...	295
/20001120/mtr29508.htm	Transit Tax Benefits Catching On 	November 20, 2000	A bill in the NJ Assembly to allow all state employees to receive the Federal transit commuting pre-tax benefit received a raft of new bipartisan support last month. Twenty-eight members became co-spo</b></i></u></a>...	295
/20001120/mtr29509.htm	City Commish, Pols Talk SI Land Use Reform	November 20, 2000	In a recent interview, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall told the <I>Staten Island Advance</I> she has been meeting with Staten Island Borough President Guy Molina</b></i></u></a>...	295
/20001120/mtr29510.htm	Straphangers Campaign Thanksgiving List:- Top 10 Things Riders Had To Be Thankful For in 2000 - 	November 20, 2000	1. No subway and bus strike</B>. (December 1999) </P><B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">2.</B> The first of 1,280 <B>new subway cars </B>arrive, boasting quieter and smoother trips, more comfortable seats, and el</b></i></u></a>...	295