New CT Transport Coalition Presents Agenda
Last week, transportation reform advocates launched the Connecticut Transportation Choices Coalition, presenting a 20-page transportation policy "Green Paper".
Campaign
Releases Parking Solutions Pub
The Tri-State Transportation
Campaign releases a new brochure on parking management for municipalities
and businesses.
CT
Transport Strategy Board Bill Released
Last week, the Connecticut
Legislature's Transportation Committee introduced a bill that would implement
the recommendations of the Transportation Strategy Board.
Nassau
Warned State Bus Funds Can't Last
A Newsday Letter
to the Editor by State Senator Dean Skelos warns that Nassau County
cannot continue to depend on emergency state funding for Long Island Bus.
National
VMT Declines in 2000
According to end-of-year
data frin the Federal Highway Administration, national vehicle miles
traveled dropped last year for the first time in twenty years.
Kalikow
Offers Hope for 2nd Ave Line, Opening for Pricing and the G
New MTA chair Peter Kalikow
said last week he was committed to constructing a full-length Second Avenue
Subway and investigating variable pricing.
Safety
Advances on Queens Boulevard
The NYC DOT announced another
improvement for pedestrians who cross Queens Boulevard: longer walk times
during peak traffic hours.
Thruway
Takes Wrong Path For Bridge Study
The NY State Thruway Authority
is off on the wrong foot on process and substance in their study to determine
if the Tappan Zee Bridge will be replaced by a wider span.
Port
Growth, Expansion Continues Apace
The Port Authority of New
York & New Jersey announced last week that by various measures port
traffic expanded rapidly last year and has reached record size.
1996
Olympics Show Asthma-Traffic Link
A study showing a clear
relationship between traffic reduction and reduced incidents of asthma
was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Parking
Management Works in Minneapolis
A recent report describes
seven Minneapolis-St. Paul employers who successfully implemented parking
management strategies discussed in the Campaign's brochure.
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