Federal Court Upholds NJ Truck Ban for Now A federal court in Trenton ruled last Thursday that a popular New Jersey regulation banning large trucks from state and local roads does not violate the federal Constitution's interstate commer...
Pricing Begins on PA Bridges & Tunnels Early Sunday morning, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey became the second toll agency in the region to begin varying the amount drivers pay by time of day to reduce congestion dur...
Goethals Bridge Twin Prominent in PA Plans The Port Authority put its desire to construct a second Goethals Bridge front and center in publicity surrounding this week's toll and fare increases.
A press release descri...
Fresh Kills Closure Spews Trucks After more than fifty years of use, Fresh Kills landfill accepted its last tons of trash last week. In 1996, when all of NYC's daily residential waste still went to the landfill, packer trucks were us...
CT Legislators Hear from New Coalition The new Transportation Choices Coalition presented testimony to a joint Connecticut Senate and House meeting on transportation this week, calling for a $10 million earmark to start service on a Hartfo...
NY Assembly, Senate Budget Plans Modestly Hike Transport Funds Last week, the NY State Senate and Assembly came forward with their 2001-2002 budget proposals. The spending plan of both houses would increase transportation funding over Governor Pataki's Jan...
Rep. Nadler: Save City Land for Rail Yards At a NYMTC freight group meeting last week, Congressman Jerry Nadler exhorted the agency to vigorously pursue more land for development as terminal and yard space, lest New York's investment in rail i...
Reform Council Offers New Amtrak Structure In its second report to Congress delivered last week, the Amtrak Reform Council suggested several large-scale changes to kick-off public debate about the future of the national passenger railroad syst...
NJ Gov Sends Strong Signal on Mega-Mall Flanked by environmentalists, Senate President and Acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco held a press conference this week to ask the Mills Corporation to find a different site for its proposed mega-m...
