Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #408, March 24, 2003
Outpouring of Support for Removal of South Bronx Highway
At public "scoping" meetings for NY State DOT’s Bruckner-Sheridan interchange project last week, scores of civic leaders, residents and young people called for consideration of a project alternative that would remove the Sheridan Expressway. The plan would also establish a new truck access route from the highway network to the Hunts Point Market area and improve pedestrian access and safety...
Suozzi Backs LIRR Third Track;
Appears to Call for Changes in DOT Plan
Lending substance to an otherwise pro-forma NY Metropolitan Transportation Council annual meeting, County Executive Thomas Suozzi presented his vision for transportation in Nassau County last Thursday.
An MTA budget official told the NYC City Council last week that discussions between the transit umbrella agency and the Bloomberg administration about placing tolls on the city’s East River bridges were only "preliminary," according to the Daily News. City transportation commissioner Weinshall told the Council that there was not yet any decision about tolls.
Long Island Bus Ridership Keeps Rising
Although the economy has slumped and LIRR ridership saw a 2% drop last year, 2002 was the busiest year in Long Island Bus’ 29-year history. Mitch Pally of the Long Island Association told Newsday he believed the divergence of rail and bus trends is attributable in part to the fact that more and more Long Islanders work on Long Island.
Time’s Up for CT Traffic Relief Mandate
The Connecticut Dept. of Transportation has not achieved vehicle-miles traveled reduction goals established in a 1997 state law. The statute directed ConnDOT to implement measures capable of reducing peak period vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by 5% — 8,600 cars — on Interstate 95, the Merritt Parkway and Route 1 between Branford to Greenwich. Instead, over the five-year period, peak period VMT on the highways has actually increased by 5%, according to the Connecticut Post.
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