Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #413, April 28, 2003
Inside London’s Success With Congestion Pricing
Derek Turner, until recently Transport for London’s director of street management, presented the impressive results and the “how-to” story of the “congestion charging” system recently inaugurated in London to New Yorkers last week. Turner headlined the Regional Plan Association’s annual regional assembly on Friday, and attended several other meetings with interested parties.
MTA Credibility Crisis Rooted in Politics
The problem underlying the MTA’s crisis of credibility, as the NY Times and Straphangers Campaign defined the furor over the city and state comptroller reports on the transit agency’s financial maneuvering and reporting prior to its recent decision to raise fares, is that MTA management functions simply as a department within the Pataki administration.
NJ Gas Tax Ain’t What it Used to Be
A recent Brookings Institution report on gas taxes in the United States points out that the per-gallon value of New Jersey’s long standing 10.5-cents/gallon state gas tax has been significantly eroded by inflation.
The Potential Avalanche Behind Bloomberg’s Transit Cuts
As we reported last week, Mayor Bloomberg’s budget plan would cut aid to mass transit in two forms: 1) by cutting aid for NYC Transit buses and subways by about $100 million, and 2) by handing the city’s seven private bus lines over to the MTA without providing the agency with any operating support. Unfortunately, the story may not end there.
City Starts Long-Awaited Truck Route Study
The NYC Dept. of Transportation has hired a consultant – Edwards & Kelcey – and is set to begin the first comprehensive review in memory of the city’s truck route system and map.
Booth Closing — Coming to a Station Near You
Last week, Transport Workers Union Local 100 released a preliminary list of 62 subway station booths they said the MTA planned to close later this year.
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