More Mayoral Meditations
Bronx Borough President and NYC mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer fails to defend his anti- Verrazano Bridge toll crusade at a Sierra Club candidate forum last week.
S.I.
Hopefuls Pummel Goethals Twin
Candidates for Staten Island's
north shore City Council seat agreed at a recent forum that "twinning"
the Goethals Bridge would bring more traffic to the Island.
Environmental,
Civic Groups Call on Governor, Lawmakers:
Hold
NJ DOT to Repair Promises
Seven groups held a press
conference at the decrepit Alexander Rd Bridge in West Windsor to make
a point about NJ DOT defiance of bridge and road repair goals.
Fit
to Re-Print
Newspapers across the region
weighed in with on-the-money commentary on critical transportation
issues last week including NJ DOT's failure to make good on repair promises,
Garden State Parkway tolls, and transit funding for NYC.
Despite
"Fix Transportation" Consensus CT Lawmakers Squabble Over Nickels, Dimes
The CT General Assembly
approved a two-year state spending plan that reduced funding for new
transportation initiatives
by one-third below the Governor's budget.
Rail
Station Shuttles for Long Island Get a Start in Islip
Suffolk Transportation Inc.
announced the launch of a new rush hour station shuttle service for Long
Island Railroad commuters in Central Islip.
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