Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #448
February 23, 2004
Connecticut's Winter of Discontent Sparks Wider Transportation Debate
This past January, New Haven commuter rail line riders saw unpredictable train schedules, and unprecedented increases in commute times.
NJ Transit: Fiscal Train Wreck?
The Star-Ledger reported recently that more than half of the mass transit money slated for NJ Transit's capital budget in fiscal 2005 would go to debt service and transfers of capital resources to the agencies operating budget.
Each day over 700,000 vehicles must pay their toll and come to dead stop, as they wait for the "arm" barrier to creak upwards to allow them to pass.
CT Awaits Transportation Reformer
Last week we reported that ConnDOT is behind the times on transportation financing, preferring to over-allocate funds towards roads, while under-investing in mass transit.
New Plan Unveiled for Meadowlands Transit
A The Bergen Record reported Friday that transportation planners are closing in on a plan to bring mass transit to the Meadowlands.
NYMTC Plan Will be More Reflective than Pro-Active
The NY Metropolitan Transportation Council is holding public meetings around the region in preparation for the next of its long range transportation plans.
| 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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