NJ Capital Program
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Deja Vu All Over Again
The New Jersey Dept. of
Transportation has released its proposed capital program for fiscal 2003, and,
as in 2002 and 2001, the plan does not comply with the fix-it-first mandate.
Carpool Rule Encourages Transit Use, Reduces Traffic
A
report released last week by the Straphangers Campaign and Transportation
Alternatives quantified flaws permeating the recent parking industry study of
the Manhattan carpool rule.
One Option for East River Tolls: MTA Control
NYC Deputy Mayor Marc Shaw
told the New York Post last week that that the Bloomberg
administration may consider leasing East River Bridges to the MTA.
Albany Thumbs Up for "2002-2004" MTA Plan
New York’s MTA capital program review board gave the go-ahead
to a major consolidation of MTA debt last week.
Goethals Twin Deferred in PA Plan
The Port Authority board
approved a $4.5 billion annual budget yesterday. It emphasizes downtown PATH reconstruction, a new PATH fare
collections system and work on AirTrain.
Downtown LIRR Advocates Take Aim at Subway Tunnel
A
downtown real estate company commissioned a study that recommends running Long
Island Railroad trains to downtown Manhattan via the Cranberry Street A and C
train tunnel.
Projects and Plans for Lower Manhattan
Mayor
Bloomberg announced last week that the city would try to facilitate pedestrian
and vehicular circulation downtown with a new footbridge serving Battery Park
City at Rector St.
Downtown's Transportation Council
The
Transportation Advisory Council for the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment
Corporation – the agency assigned with oversight of plans for downtown
– has been assembled.
NYC Looks to New Transit Finance Method
NYC
Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff said at a Crains
event last week that the city would seek to finance extension of the #7 train to
far west Manhattan with tax-increment financing.
Groups Call for Demolition of Waterfront Highway in Trenton
The
Route 29 tunnel along Trenton’s Delaware River waterfront opened Saturday
morning without the usual ribbon cutting ceremony, indicating that state leaders
see little to celebrate.
Trash Trucking for the Long Haul
As
the one-year anniversary of closing Fresh Kills landfill nears, the long-term
waste export plan created by the Giuliani administration has almost completely
unraveled.
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