• Ferrer Stands by Toll Statement
     Last week, Bronx Borough President and mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer reiterated to the Staten Island Advance his position that all tolls should be removed from the Verrazano Narro...

  • NY State Backs New Planning Approach
     The transportation section of New York's "Quality Communities" Task Force report recognizes the innovative land-use/transportation planning underway under the rubric of "sustaina...

  • 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.

    The Staten ...

  • NJ Transit Budget Rises, But Long-Term Deficits Still Loom
    NJTransit's Board approved a $1.13 billion FY2002 capital budget last week. Transit chief Jeff Warsh said it was the largest in the agency's 20 year history. The Star-Ledger said the amount wa...

  • 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 (MTR #'s 296, 303) is coming under increasing fire. Civic groups from th...

  • Detour Ahead! When the American Dream Prevents the American Dream
    An increasing body of work suggests that "smart growth" strategies will pay off economically, both at macro and at household levels. The Surface Transportation Policy Project's recent "...

  • Bergen Arches Update & Corrections
     Our report in MTR #305 on NJ Transit's likely acquisition of the Bergen Arches right of way contained several mistakes. Abandonment of the Bergen Arches is not before the Surface Transportation Board....