Trenton Reviewing Route 92 Project

The McGreevey Administration has reportedly requested a delay in the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Route 92, a major new alignment highway on the NJ Turnpike Authority’s books. Apparently at the state’s request, the NJ Turnpike Authority recently asked the Army Corps of Engineers to delay the Route 92 DEIS release pending a review of the project in light of the state’s smart growth objectives. This is welcome news to advocates who say the project will promote sprawl.

Route 92 Would Add Traffic to Bad Section of Route 1

NJ and federal transportation officials, as part of a “Safety Impact Team,” are studying possible safety measures for a segment of Route 1 that is close to the proposed Route 92 right-of-way. The part of Route 1 in question is already overcrowded and would only see more traffic and crashes after the construction of Route 92...

Trucks Returning to Holland Tunnel?

The Staten Island Advance reported last Tuesday that the Port Authority would soon lift the ban on trucks at the Holland Tunnel. Commercial traffic restrictions have been in place at the tunnel since the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Presently, all trucks are excluded in the NYC-bound direction, while tractor trailers are excluded from NJ-bound lanes...

City Truck Route Study Finally Underway

NYC DOT has announced that its study to revise the city’s truck route system will begin with a kick-off outreach meeting on Tuesday, June 17, at City College in Manhattan. Community groups, civic leaders and local elected officials have been waiting for five years for the effort to begin...

End Nearing for City Bus System?

A Ticket Blitz We Could Use

The Daily News is right – NYC law enforcement should focus on real problems, not the dopey stuff highlighted last week..

Another Washington Plan to Take Our Transit Funding

If a coalition of southern and midwestern states has its way, New York and Connecticut could lose desperately needed transportation funding as part of the upcoming TEA-21 reauthorization. A recent study by NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation says this would mean a funding loss of $300 million annually (or 18% of total highway funding) for New York’s transportation system...

Bush, Congress Offer Free Humvees

According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the $350 billion tax cut bill passed by Congress and signed by President Bush last week includes a loophole that quadruples the business deduction for the largest, least efficient suburban utility vehicles from $25,000 to $100,000. The increase, which will cost taxpayers billions, effectively subsidizes the full purchase price of 38 of the biggest and most expensive SUV models on the American road, including Hummers, Range Rovers, Expeditions, and Escalades...

Transit Chek Fixed for City Van Riders

Last week, the TransitChek organization issued a notice stating that its benefits were again available to NYC Access-a-Ride users...

NJ Bicycling Promo Event Marks End of Road Building Era?

To mark National Bike Month and Bike to Work events around the state, NJ DOT commissioner Jack Lettiere recently handed a check for $1 million to Wall Township officials for bikeway construction. But the significance of the event went far beyond the fact that Wall will construct a 20-mile linear park with a bike and pedestrian path

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