Retaliating for Lawsuit, NJDOT Flirts with Constitutional Issues
Lawyers for NJ have ordered the Campaign and co-plaintiff groups off eight advisory committees unrelated to the lawsuit during litigation.
MTA’s
Big Bond Deal on Hold
In the face of pending vetoes,
the MTA last Thursday withdrew bond resolutions it had put before the MTA
Capital Program Review Board.
Pitfalls
of the MTA’s D.C. Strategy
The MTA has banked on Federal
dollars to fund big system expansion projects, but this year they are not
coming through.
Real-World
Takes on Parkway Toll Removal
New Jersey’s business community
and Wall Street bond rating services registered concerns over taking tolls
off of the Garden State Parkway last week.
Lawmaker
Holds Bills in Fix-it-First Dispute
The NJ Assembly Appropriations
Chairman will not post two bills to authorize more money for NJDOT until
the dispute over the Transportation Trust Fund is resolved.
Congressional
Reps Rap NJ Bridge Budget
Three members of NJ’s Congressional
delegation called on NJ DOT to comply with the road and bridge repair
goals in the Transportation Trust Fund Law.
News
to Mayoral Hopefuls: Get Moving
The Daily News has
endorsed the recent call by a coalition of business, civic and other groups
for the
next mayor to make transportation improvements a top priority.
Chinatown
Subway Debate Continues
NY State Assembly Speaker
Sheldon
Silver recently convened a meeting between the MTA and NYC DOT heads
and Chinatown community activists.
MTA
Refines LaGuardia Rail Options
At the first public meeting
on the topic in 21 months,. MTA reviewed progress on its LaGuardia Airport
Subway Access study.
Paper
Takes Page from CT Coalition
The New Haven Register
called on CT leaders to address regional causes of roadway congestion and
asked local officials to connect land use and traffic problems.
Bronx
Park on Hold Over Sheridan EIS
A New York State DOT project
is standing in the way of a greenway project in the works for twenty years.
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