Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #440
December 15, 2003
NJ Gas Tax and Parkway Toll Debate Ends for Now, Raising New Questions
The abandonment, for now, of a hike in New Jersey's gas tax - as Governor Jim McGreevey announced last Tuesday in a speech to a business group - may dramatically alter the outlook for transportation projects in New Jersey over the next several years.
Relief for Manhattan's Worst Bottleneck?
Scoping hearings were held last week for the project known as "Access to the Region's Core" (ARC), which would build a second New Jersey-Manhattan passenger rail tunnel under the Hudson.
Subway Riders Battle Service Cuts
Although MTA Board Member Barry Feinstein told the Daily News last week that subway cleaner labor cuts will likely be removed from NYC Transit's 2004 budget, NYC Transit approved the cuts Monday.
A Guggenheim Grows in Brooklyn? Transit Worries Continue
Announcements this week about the possibility of the NBA's NJ Nets coming to Brooklyn drew both excitement and skepticism from transit advocates.
Clearance for New Union County Rail Projects
Five towns have lost their initial bid to block freight trains from rolling through Union County on reactivated lines.
Transit Priorities: the Real Estate View
A report from the NYC Partnership, the city's most prominent business group, sharpens' NYC's debate over whether capital investment in mass transit capacity should emphasize general mobility improvements or underpin real estate development and thus serve altogether new trips and travel markets.
| Each week, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign publishes Mobilizing the Region, or MTR. MTR is a bulletin on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut transportation news and opinion from the perspective of advocacy for sustainable transportation. |
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