Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #434
October 27, 2003
Port Authority: Congestion Pricing Works
The Star-Ledger said on Friday that Port Authority staff had recently reported positive effects from congestion pricing on Hudson crossings to the PA board.
NJ Senator in Tight Race Opposes Route 92
Opponents of Route 92 — the proposed toll highway that would link Route 1 to New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8A and bring sprawl development to the largest parcel of open space in southern Middlesex County — have an ally in Senator Peter Inverso (R-Hamilton). Running a tight race against former assemblyman Anthony Cimino (D-Hamilton Township), the Senator opposes the project due to its ballooning costs and environmental impacts, according to his campaign manager.
NYC's Found Money Should End Claim it Can't Afford Buses
The $110 million in unexpected revenues described earlier this month by NYC City Council Speaker as “found money” is about the same amount as the annual operating contribution the city makes to the franchise bus fleet it says it can no longer afford.
New Leases Boost Air-Rail Plan
The new airport lease deal between the Port Authority and New York City includes provisions that direct the Port Authority to study a direct rail link between lower Manhattan and both JFK and Newark airports. The Daily News reported that the Port Authority would spend up to $90 million investigating the links, and $500 million in construction funds would be available for each link.
New Deal Preserves Nassau Bus Service
Last week, the Democratic majority in the Nassau County legislature worked out a deal that restores at least some of the county funds that would have been cut from with Long Island Bus’ operating support under County Executive Thomas Suozzi’s budget proposal.
Suffolk's Romaine on Transportation
MTR has received responses from Republican candidate Ed Romaine to questions the Campaign issued to both major Suffolk County Executive campaigns in early September. So far, we have not heard back from Democrat Steve Levy.
Bringing Rail Freight Tunnel to New Jersey
NYC Economic Development Corporation staffers and consultants presented a summary of their assessment of the potential of a Jersey City-Brooklyn rail freight tunnel to an audience of transportation planners, freight industry representatives and elected officials in Newark last week.
Despite a vote last May by the CT Transportation Strategy Board (TSB) to recommend Bridgeport as the recipient of state financing to develop a barge port and service to receive freight containers from major East Coast ports, the CT transportation and economic development agencies have yet to approve release of the funding.
Transportation Alternatives Seeks New Executive Director
Transportation Alternatives Executive Director John Kaehny is stepping down in 2004.
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