Congestion Worse Than Reported
Reconsidering the New York Region's comparatively enviable position on the Texas Transportation Institute’s annual list of the nation's most congested cities.
States
New Locus of Cell Phone Debate
New York Governor George
Pataki and the legislatures of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are
actively involved in what so far has been a local and county issue.
NYC
Transit Cooks its Books
NYCTransit officials propose
to change the way they grade their own service which would magically
improve performance without any additional service.
Spano
Postpones Tappan Zee Study Approval
Westchester County Executive
Andrew Spano delayed NY Metropolitan Transportation Council approval of
the “Tappan Zee Bridge Alternatives Analysis."
Bronx
Distributor Will Use Clean Trucks
Manhattan Beer Distributor
announced it will be the first company in the Bronx to use compressed natural
gas for heavy-duty trucks.
DiFrancesco
Offers Lame Duck Response to Highway Spending Concerns
Staff of the Acting Governor's
office told the Trenton Times that the Governor supports the DOT
2002 capital budget despite its shortfalls on road and bridge repair.
Fooled
Again? Another NJ Bridge Bond on the Table
Assembly Transportation
Chair Alex DeCroce introduced a bill that would authorize another $250
million in additional state bonding for road and bridge repair.
Transit
Benefits Work
A survey finds benefits
encourage transit use and reports from DC show Federal transit benefits
has reduced single occupancy vehicles on the road in the capital.
Pocket
Guide to Planning on Long Island
The Campaign's translation
of acronyms currently being used in the most recent public relations push
for the Long Island Transportation Plan by the NYS DOT.
Civics
Present Better Subway Re-route Plan
Brooklyn and Queens leaders
offer an alternative 63rd St. Tunnel proposal, while the Grand Coalition
fights for more service during Manhattan Bridge repairs.
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