Long Island's Traffic Still NY State's Deadliest
1999 data reported by the Department of Motor Vehicles show that among NY counties, Suffolk and Nassau rank one and two for total traffic deaths.
NY
Rolls on with Big Long Island Road Plan
NY State DOT officials are
stumping across Long Island, trying to sell the agency's "Long Island Transportation
Plan 2000 (LITP)."
NJ
Commissioner Claims "Fix It First" Mandate Will be Followed
In a forum at last week's
Atlantic City "TransAction" conference, Commisioner Weinstein reassured
the Campaign that the DOT's would comply with its legislative mandate to
fix half the state's aging roads and bridges.
But
NJDOT Plans To Add Another 500 Highway Miles
In a preview of its long
range plan, NJDOT staff told the audience that the agency plans to add
20 new lane miles of highway capacity per year until 2025.
Port
Authority Steps Towards Non-Stop Tolls
For the first time, starting
March 16th, the Port Authority will allow drivers with E-ZPass to travel
through a completely unmanned toll plaza.
Ferrer,
Vallone Beat Toll-Removal Drums
A Staten Island forum provided
Bronx BP
Fernando Ferrer and City Council Speaker Peter Vallone
another chance to decry the tolls on the Verrezano Narrows Bridge.
Revised
CT Transportation Strategy Bill Released
Last week, the CT legislature's
Transportation Committee released a revised version of HB 6985, the bill
to create a new Transportation Strategy Board.
NJ
Bike-Ped Funds Still Fall Short of Growing Demand
At "TransAction," Janine
Bauer, Tri-State Campaign director, presented data on NJ DOT Local Aid
funding to bicycle and pedestrian advocates.
CT
Business Coalition Wants Action
A state-wide Connecticut
business association has launched a major campaign to back legislative
creation of a long-term transportation strategy board.
Key
NYC Greenway Link In Place
Last Tuesday, the ribbon
fell on Riverside Park South, opening a new path along the Hudson
River through the park for walkers and cyclists.
Fairfield
County Activists Criticize ConnDOT Capital Plans
Speakers at a public hearing
on the CT State Transportation Improvement Program were outspoken in opposition
to the document's focus on car travel and highways.
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