MTA Inspector General: Gone Fishing?

For now, no one can make head or tail out of the charges and counter-charges about corruption and cover-up between the MTA’s security director and the MTA Inspector General. What the public can do is look up www.mtaig.state.ny.us to see what the Inspector General has been up to lately. 

Worst Case Scenario for Bus Deal?

News last week that New York City and the MTA had agreed to reach an agreement at the end of June about transferring the city’s franchise bus fleet to the MTA left the main question unanswered.

NYC Extends Strong HOV Policy

New York City and State DOTs recently opened the last 2.1 miles of the Long Island Expressway as an HOV lane leading to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.

NJ Takes Stock of Pedestrian Safety 

In response to news stories about skyrocketing New Jersey pedestrian fatality numbers, state transportation commissioner Jack Lettiere said he would like to find a way to devote more resources to pedestrian safety. 

I-95 Widening Plan is Back  

This week and next, ConnDOT is holding public scoping hearings for an environmental review of its revived plan to convert 12 miles of the I-95 shoulder into rush hour travel lanes. The added lanes would stretch from Exit 8 in Stamford to Exit 18 in Westport. Like most highway widening plans, it will not produce sustainable congestion relief...

Walking Here? Americans Want To

A national poll released last week by the Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) found support among Americans for measures to make walking more possible, safer and pleasant.

Land of Cars 

Last weekend, Newsday looked at changes on Long Island over the last quarter century, comparing today with statistics from a 1978 report it published entitled, "Long Island at the Crossroads."

Tougher Truck Route Laws Find Support in NYC City Council

Last Thursday, the New York City Council held a hearing on proposed legislation to help keep truckers off of local streets. The legislation would require truck drivers to have colored truck route maps and an itinerary that displays the correct routes to their respective destinations.

Project Billed as Fix for Jams Draws Traffic

Less than four years after NJDOT spent $125 million to rebuild the notorious Routes 4 and 17 interchange, several "big box" developments and huge parking lots are rising in the project’s shadow. 

Transit Debates a Fact of Staten Island Life

Staten Island occupies a transportation policy cross-roads within our region. It is part of New York City, but has been integrated into the metro area more by road than by rail. It is the fastest-growing (in population) county in NY State, and suffers from chronic, worsening traffic congestion. It also has a suburban self-identity that will render smart policies, like building the density needed to support more intensive mass transit, difficult to implement. We present a brief overview of a few of Staten Island’s current issues:

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