Ferrer Stands by Toll Statement
Bronx Borough President and mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer reiterated to the SI Advance his position that all tolls should be removed from the Verrazano Bridge.
NY
State Backs New Planning Approach
The "Quality Communities"
Task Force report recognizes the innovative sustainable development
studies facilitated by NYMTC in the Hudson Valley and Long Island.
Ferry
Flailing
Recent press investigations
suggest conditions on Staten Island Ferry boats and terminals have
declined since the city eliminated the boat's fare in 1997.
NJ
Transit Budget Rises, But Long-Term Deficits Still Loom
NJTransit's Board approved
a $1.13 billion FY2002 capital budget last week, but still projects a $2.2
billion combined budget deficit over the next four years.
Plan
to Cut G-Train Draws Brooklyn's Ire
NYC Transit's plan to truncate
G-train service at Court Square in Queens as part of its V-train/63rd Street
tunnel plan is coming under fire from civic groups.
Detour
Ahead!
When
the American Dream Prevents the American Dream
How auto dependance and
sprawl development has made travel one of a family's largest expenses and
what can be done, a special report by Scott Bernstein of Chicago's Center
for Neighborhood Technology.
Bergen
Arches Update & Corrections
Followup to an MTR #305
article on NJ Transit's likely acquisition of the Bergen Arches right of
way in Jersey City.
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