McGreevey
Alarms Sprawl Foes
Editorial boards around
New Jersey lambasted Governor Jim McGreevey on Friday for wiping out the
professional staff of the Office of State Planning with layoffs earlier
in the week.
Tappan
Zee Study Advances
At a NY Metropolitan Transportation
Council meeting this week, Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano said
that he'd had "an open hearing and adjudication of the County's concerns"
Pataki
Budget Meets Promise on Fares
The main transportaion features
of the 2002-2003 NY State budget proposed last week by Governor George
Pataki are significant increases in operating aid for mass transit...
Less
Federal Transportation Aid in Fiscal '03
The U.S. Treasury Dept.
is predicting a $9.1 billion reduction in expected federal transportation
spending next year due to pluging gas tax receipts...
Ray
of Hope on Suffolk Fares
Last Tuesday evening, bus
riders objected to Suffolk Transit's proposed 25-cent bus fare increase.
If the fare hike is imposed, Suffolk would charge the state's highest local
bus fares.
Group
Says CT's Roads Among Nation's Worst
Connecticut roads are among
the worst in the nation, according to a report released by The Road Information
Project in December.
Rowland
Extends DOT Commissioner Search
Although Connecticut DOT
chief James Sullivan will retier at the end of January, Governor Rowland
plans to extend the search for his replacement, according to the Stamford
Advocate.
The
HOV Rule -- View from Above
"It looks like mandatory
carpooling has really had an effect on traffic at the Lincoln and Holland
Tunnels, where delays are minimal. However there are 30-min backups at
the GWB..."
Battles
Still Rage: Main Streets or Highways?
Despite accumulated evidence
that turning main streets into high-volume highways deadens downtowns,
communities across our region continue to face DOT proposals to do just
that.
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