NJ
Transit Pushes Lame Duck Fare Hike
New Jersey Transit announced
plans last Wednesday for its first fare hike in ten years. The agency's
fiscal problems have been becoming increasingly apparent.
Keeping
the Carpool Rule
1As the Manhattan parking
industry lobbied for its removal a Daily News editorial last week
made the case for keeping the Manhattan carpool rule.
Port
Authority Announces PATH Plan
The Port Authority, with
Governors Pataki and DiFrancesco, announced that it aimed to open a temporary
PATH station at the World Trade Center site within 24 months.
Goethals
Twin Project Postponed
Funding shortfalls in the
wake of September 11th have led the Port Authority to postpone
construction of the Goethals Bridge twin and other large capital projects.
Jeffords
Says "TEA-3"Hearings to Begin Soon
Senator James Jeffords,
chair of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced
he may begin transporation bill hearings in January.
NY
Seeks Clean Air/Transportation Waiver
NY State is seeking federal
legislation waiving the need to demonstrate conformity between transportation
projects and clean air plan from now to 2005.
Rethink
LITP 2000" Challenges Big Long Island Road Plan
As the NY State DOT claims
high levels of public support for its Long Island Transportation Plan
2000, critics have organized "Rethink LITP 2000."
City
Bus Critics Hope for Competitive Bids
Riders of seven bus services
contracted by the NYC DOT for routes in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx
are hopeful the new City Council will open them for competitive bid.
Changing
Faces at the Region's Agencies
At the Port Authority, former
NJ State Senator Jack Sinagra is the new board chair. He succeeds Lewis
Eisenberg.
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