Pataki says Trade Center Funds may Support Transit Construction
Governor George Pataki proposed that revenue from the Port Authority's lease of Manhattan's World Trade Center could be used to support large transit projects.
Port
Authority Allots Money for Freight Rail, But Truck Dependence Still the
Rule
Last Thursday, the Port
Authority board of directors approved the creation of a $50 million fund
for new freight rail projects in New York and New Jersey.
Port's
Pilot Rail, Barge Shuttles on the Way
The Port Authority says
it hopes to begin developing the first elements of a port "inland distribution
network" that could reduce trucking to and from port terminals.
New
London Shows Barge Port Potential
A ConnDOT study found that
barges served by a port in New London could move goods from NY-NJ ports
to eastern Connecticut more efficiently than trucks.
Bus
Lane Enforcement Works
Last November, London began
aggressively enforcing the "bus only" priority of its 700 bus lanes,
boosting city bus speeds radically.
Orangetown
Follows Through With Transportation-Efficient Plan
Officials in Rockland County's
Orangetown set deadlines for themselves last week in changing zoning
laws to influence development along Route 303.
Governor
Pataki's Leadership, Diplomacy Needed to Rescue West Shore Line
With Bergen County interests
lining up to support other alignments, it may be up to NY Governor Pataki
to develop some momementum behind the West Shore Line.
Officials
Call for Common Sense Steps to Alleviate Staten Island Bus Crunch
Congressman Vito Fossella
and State Senator Vincent Gentile have called on the MTA and NY State to
take steps to improve mass transit options for Staten Island.
Agencies
Set Steep Fare for Newark Air-Train
Last Thursday, the Port
Authority and NJTransit announced an agreement over the price and frequency
of rail service to Newark Airport.
Campaign
Suit Dismissed
The NJ Superior Court dismissed
the Campaign's lawsuit over NJ DOT's discarding of spending goals set in
2000's Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act.
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