Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #455
April 19, 2004
MTA Will Take Over Franchise Buses, City Subsidy Continues
Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Pataki, and MTA Chair Peter Kalikow announced at a press conference that the operating responsibilities of city-subsidized private bus lines will be transferred to NYC Transit by July 1.
Tappan Zee Transit Relies on Smart Growth
The Tappan Zee Bridge replacement study released ridership and cost estimates for various mass transit options crossing a new Tappan Zee bridge last week.
At the Regional Plan Association's annual conference Friday, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said he believed New York could simultaneously construct several transit packages.
Toll Policy up for Grabs in TEA-3 Conference
The House and Senate versions of the pending six-year federal transportation authorization contain very different treatments of highway tolling.
Events Make Case for Change of Course in CT
Following a long winter of commuter woe, Connecticut's brain trust has begun again to examine alternatives to sprawl that has produced ever-worsening traffic congestion, and to transportation policy that has beggared mass transit.
Last week, Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields expressed disappointment with the MTA for not including already tunneled segments north of 99th street in its initial plan.
River Line Ridership on Track?
NJ Transit's new 34-mile light rail line which runs along the Delaware River between Camden and Trenton has not attracted droves of New jersey commuters quite yet, but the most recent ridership numbers have shown that the interest in the line is on the rise.
| 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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