The Highway System: Finished?
California Governor Gray Davis declared last week that the state would end all highway construction and focus funds on mass transit. Could it happen here?
Garden
State Parkway Backs Variable Tolls
At a board meeting last
Thursday, the NJ Highway Authority's commissioners voted in favor of beginning
peak and off-peak toll discounts for E-ZPass users.
Facing
Albany Roadblock, NYC Must Fake Traffic Safety Program
Frustrated by the inaction
of the NY legislature, the NYC Dept. of Transportation is likely to install
dummy
red light camera boxes at city intersections.
Albany's
Gridlock Felt Elsewhere
Westchester County Executive
Andrew Spano said the "bare bones" state budget passed earlier this month
would trigger a Bee Line bus fare increase.
Nassau
Bus Riders Continue to Grow - But Will Government Abandon Them?
Long Island Bus announced
in August that the agency continues to reach record ridership levels.
A
Plan to Rescue Staten Island Transit
On Tuesday, the Tri-State
Campaign and Straphangers Campaign released a 5-point plan for Staten Island
express bus commuters - "An End to Commuter Chaos".
Token
Booths Stay Open For Now, Says Judge
A NY Supreme Court judge
issued a temporary restraining order against NYC Transit last Tuesday,
blocking the agency's plans to close part-time token booths.
Rail
Yard Swaps Promote Long Island Passenger, Freight Projects
Under a deal brokered by
Governor Pataki, the Long Island Railroad and New York & Atlantic,
an LI, Brooklyn, and Queens freight rail transport providor, both win.
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