NYC Candidates Go After MTA Tolls
At a January candidate forum sponsored by the Village Indep... 305 /20010219/mtr30502.htm NJDOT Budget: Road Expansion on par with Repair Spending February 19, 2001 The NJ DOT capital budget distributed at a North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority meeting this week indicates that, despite the "fix-it-first" oriented legislation accompanying reaut... 305 /20010219/mtr30503.htm CT House Leader Calls for More Transpo Funds February 19, 2001 In a speech last week outlining her priorities, State House Speaker Moira Lyons asked an audience of Southwestern CT business and municipal leaders to actively support her bid for greater the transpor... 305 /20010219/mtr30504.htm Locking in Anti-Diesel Gains February 19, 2001 NY State Senator Tom Duane is asking citizens and organizations to write to U.S. Senators Schumer and Clinton, to urge them to fight efforts in Washington to roll back new, tighter rules on diesel emi... 305 /20010219/mtr30505.htm The State of Cycling in NYC February 19, 2001 The winter edition of Transportation Alternatives magazine gives cycling in NYC slightly improved marks over last year. T.A.'s fourth annual report on the state of bicycling in the city gives the &qu... 305 /20010219/mtr30506.htm NY Thruway: About Face on GWB Toll Impact February 19, 2001 New York State Thruway Executive Director John Platt recently told the Journal News that his agency did not expect much traffic to divert to the Tappan Zee Bridge as a result of the toll increa... 305 /20010219/mtr30507.htm NJ Bergen Arches Right-of-Way For Sale February 19, 2001 An item on the agenda for next week's NJ Transit board meeting indicates the agency will likely exercise an option to acquire the Bergen Arches rail right-of-way from the residual Conrail "shared... 305 /20010219/mtr30508.htm Bronx Corridor Study Is Lesson in Agency Balkanization February 19, 2001 On February 8, the New York State Department of Transportation presented a list of options it will study in its "major investment study" of the Cross Bronx and Major Deegan Expressway corrid... 305 /20010219/mtr30509.htm Amtrak Begins Frequent Traveler Program February 19, 2001 Amtrak has established a frequent-rider program, similar to the incentive plans airlines have used for many years. Regular train riders can accumulate "guest reward" points based on ticket c... 305 /20010219/mtr30510.htm MNRR CT Passengers Note Ongoing Decline in Cleanliness and Seats February 19, 2001 Metro North Railroad's annual customer service survey results show growing dissatisfaction among Connecticut MTA riders. New Haven line respondents gave their line lower marks in every category querie... 305 /20010219/mtr30511.htm Ledger Gets Star for PA Coverage February 19, 2001 Our coverage of news media coverage of the Port Authority congestion pricing proposal (MTR #302), complained of a press drumbeat on the theme of "$7 tolls!" and stated that "No n... 305