... 313 /20010416/mtr31302.htm NY Rolls on with Big Long Island Road Plan April 16, 2001 NY State DOT officials are stumping across Long Island, trying to sell the agency's "Long Island Transportation Plan 2000 (LITP)." The overall scheme calls for widening most major highways ... 313 /20010416/mtr31303.htm NJ Commissioner Claims "Fix It First" Mandate Will be Followed April 16, 2001 About 20 transit, labor, smart growth, environmental and public interest groups wrote to Acting Gov. DiFrancesco last Tuesday pointing out that DOT's proposed capital program and longer-term capital i... 313 /20010416/mtr31304.htm But NJDOT Plans To Add Another 500 Highway Miles April 16, 2001 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. The agency has identified a $85.8 bill... 313 /20010416/mtr31305.htm Port Authority Steps Towards Non-Stop Tolls April 16, 2001 For the first time, starting March 16th, the Port Authority will allow drivers with E-ZPass to travel through a completely unmanned toll plaza. The Palisades Interstate Parkway toll plaza at the Geor... 313 /20010416/mtr31306.htm Ferrer, Vallone Beat Toll-Removal Drums April 16, 2001 Mayoral candidates visited Staten Island last Tuesday evening. The forum provided Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer and City Council Speaker Peter Vallone with another chance to d... 313 /20010416/mtr31307.htm Revised CT Transportation Strategy Bill Released April 16, 2001 Last week, the CT legislature's Transportation Committee released a revised version of HB 6985, the bill to create a new Transportation Strategy Board and to fund $40 million in quick-fix transportati... 313 /20010416/mtr31308.htm NJ Bike-Ped Funds Still Fall Short of Growing Demand April 16, 2001 Janine Bauer, Tri-State Campaign director, presented the data on NJ DOT Local Aid funding represented below to the bicycle and pedestrian advocates assembled at last week's TransAction conference. Sh... 313 /20010416/mtr31309.htm CT Business Coalition Wants Action April 16, 2001 A state-wide Connecticut business association has launched a major public relations and organizing campaign to back legislative creation of a long-term transportation strategy board (see story at left... 313 /20010416/mtr31310.htm Key NYC Greenway Link In Place April 16, 2001 Last Tuesday, the ribbon fell on Riverside Park South, opening a new path along the Hudson River through the park for walkers and cyclists. Located between 59th and 72nd Streets, the Par... 313 /20010416/mtr31311.htm Fairfield County Activists Criticize ConnDOT Capital Plans April 16, 2001 Speakers at a recent public hearing on the CT State Transportation Improvement Program - an inter-agency capital program planning document - were outspoken in their opposition to the document's focus ... 313