Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #465
July 6, 2004
Stadium Travel Data Suggest Jets West Side Transit Estimate is Wishful
No sports venue in New York City sees a mass transit travel rate close to that New York City officials say will occur at the proposed West Side Jets Stadium. No downtown stadium anywhere else in the United States does either, calling city estimates that 68% of Jets patrons will use mass transit to reach the new West Side stadium into question.
Groups to McGreevey: Veto Dumb Growth Bill
The Tri-State Campaign joined over two dozen New Jersey environmental protection organizations in Trenton Tuesday to urge Governor McGreevey to veto the development fast-track bill that the state legislature hurried to approve shortly after passage of Highlands preservation measures.
Court to DOT: Release Intersection Info
On July 1, a New York appellate court sided with Newsday in its fight to make public the locations of the most dangerous sections of roadway downstate. Newsday had requested DOT records on the intersections and other locations where accidents occur most frequently in New York City and on Long Island, as well as information on DOT’s work or plans to make the roads safer.
Speed Up NY Dangerous Driving Laws
Despite a string of traffic deaths this spring and summer due to dangerous driving, the NYS state legislature has been slow to move on legislation that would increase penalties for negligent drivers, and increase safety on New York streets.
Residents Block Better Train Service in NJ
Residents along the NJ Transit’s Pascack Valley line are delaying the agency’s plan to add more service, according to the Journal-News. Pascack riders are still waiting for convenient schedules on weekends and during the middle of weekdays, so that they can take full advantage of the new Secaucus Transfer, which gives them a quick transfer to Penn Station. Most service now runs during peak morning and evening weekday hours.
Jersey City, Queens are Tunnel's Points of Contention
At recent hearings on the cross harbor rail freight tunnel draft environmental impact statement, most attendees said they favored more rail freight in the region, even if some Queens and Jersey City residents voiced concerns about impacts of the project.
US Transport Funding Bill - Gridlocked?
On June 24 the U.S. Congress passed the 4th extension of the 1998 TEA-21 transportation spending law. TEA-21 originally expired last September, but congressional transportation leaders have faced the big problems of finding more money, dividing it to make most of the 50 states happy and negotiating policy changes both parties can live with.
| 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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