Road and Bridge Maintenance in New Jersey: Doing Less With Less
A bridge cave-in in downtown Newark and new figures on the allocation of state and federal transportation funds are drawing further attention to NJ DOT's refusal to make road and bridge repair a stronger priority.
Meeting
the Monorail
The connection of the Newark
Airport monorail to the Northeast Corridor rail line will provide the
first passenger rail transit access to airport terminals in the region.
NYC
Election Boost for Car-Free Parks Campaign
The new (Spring, 2001) Transportation
Alternatives magazine reports that three Dem mayoral candidates support
a 3 month trial of car-free Central and Prospect Parks.
NYC
Campaign: Tribute to Transport
Further reports of mayoral
candidates views on transportation from forums across the City.
Year
3 for CT VMT Reduction Effort
ConnDOT released its third
yearly report on its efforts to meet a legal mandate to reduce I-95
peak auto travel 5% below 1997 levels in five years.
NJ
"Congestion Buster" Task Force Stagnates
The "Congestion Buster Task
Force" created by the 2000 Trust Fund Law to draft a vehicle miles traveled
reduction plan for New Jersey has yet to be formed.
It's
Official: Transit Grows Faster than Driving
In April, national groups
drew attention to data showing that for the fourth year in a row transit
ridership has grown faster than car use nation-wide.
Survey:
Solid Transit Market in CT I-95 Corridor
A substantial portion of
frequent intra-Connecticut I-95 drivers are open to switching to transit
if train and bus frequency and access to service is improved.
Bush
Transport Budget Seen As Mixed Bag for Region
The Bush administration's
2002 budget for the US DOT maintains the federal highway and mass transit
funding commitments in 1998's TEA-21 legislation.
Federal
Funding for NY: Half-Full?
Two recent news items drew
sharply contrasting views of NY's chances to win the big federal bucks
needed
for projects like the Second Avenue Subway.
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