Carpool
Rule Set Until May
Transportation
Commissioner Iris Weinshall told the New York Times that the Manhattan
carpool rule will stay in effect until May
Bloomberg
Takes on Gov't Car Culture
Reaffirming
his willingness to tackle government car culture, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg
announced last week that he will decrease the number of city-issued parking
permits.
Pols
Fail Suffolk Bus Riders, Fares Go Up Despite Offer of State Aid
Suffolk County
Executive Robert Gaffney stubbornly refused to avert a fare hike for Suffolk
bus riders, despite an offer of emergency funding from State Senator Cesar
Trunzo.
Ozone
Causes Asthma, Not Just Attacks
British
medical journal The Lancet published a study that found that high
concentrations of one-hour ground-level ozone cause children to develop
asthma.
Transport Spared in CT Budget Cuts
Facing a projected $650 million budget shortfall in 2002-03, Governor John Rowland proposed a $200 million reduction in the state budget last week.
NYC
City Council Passes Sidewalk Bill
The
New York City Council unanimously passed a law that requires builders to
put sidewalks in new developments and build streets that are the same width
as other city streets.
Lower
Manhattan Forum: Transit Hub High Priority
More
than 600 people from the NY-based, RPA-led Civic Alliance met last week
to discuss the rebuilding of lower Manhattan.
2001
Pedestrian Deaths: Slightly Lower in NJ, No Improvement in NYC
Pedestrian
death rates in New York and New Jersey, which have the two highest rates
of pedestrian fatalities in the nation, did not improve much in 2001 over
recent years.
T.A.
Gives Cycling Improvements "A" Grade
In
the winter edition of Transportation Alternatives magazine, T.A.
released "Making the Grade in 2001," its fifth annual report on bicycling
in NYC.
Amtrak
Threatens Service Cutbacks
Last
week Amtrak announced that it will eliminate 18 long-distance train routes
in October if Congress doesn't allocate $1.2 billion to the railroad next
year.
Rte.
347 Widening Progresses to EIS
According
to Newsday, the New York Dept. of Transportation plan to widen Rte.
347 will progress to the Environmental Impact Stage, despite strong opposition
from residents.
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