The Straphanger’s Campaign has written to the Port Authority voicing similar concerns to those raised here (MTR #430) over the planned $5 fare for the JFK AirTrain.

In response to last week’s article about possible development near the Secaucus Junction train station, a New Jersey Meadowlands Commission spokesperson contacted the Campaign to emphasize that the housing element of the development would be a short walk or bike ride from the station, making mass transit readily available.

NYC: Bikes on the Rise

The NYC Dept. of Transportation reports that a recent survey shows that more bicyclists are crossing the East River than ever before.

Government Car Potatoes Hog NYC Bike Lanes

In response to our item last week noting that NYC DOT would install several new bicycle lanes near downtown Brooklyn instead of acting on more extensive recommendations from the multi-year downtown Brooklyn traffic calming study, one reader wrote to say that existing bike lanes in the area, and in lower Manhattan, are generally abused by city government cars.

Review of Sheridan Options Underway

The NY State Dept. of Transportation’s Bruckner/Sheridan interchange project wrapped up its public scoping process with a Stakeholder/Advisory Committee meeting on Oct. 2.A final scoping document, published in August, included a community-supported plan, long-fought for by the Campaign, Sustainable South Bronx, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice and other groups, to tear down the Sheridan Expressway and replace it with open space. 

Bronx Long Range Highway Plan Awaits Wrap-Up

The final public hearings for the NY State Dept. of Transportation’s “Bronx Arterial Needs Major Investment Study” may be held this fall, in anticipation of the publication of a final report by year’s end, according to the agency. The study began in 1997 and seeks primarily to address problems in the Cross-Bronx and Major Deegan Expressway corridors.