Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #468
August 2, 2004
Ambitious MTA Capital Program Would Rebuild and Expand NY's Transit System
While attention to MTA budget matters last week focused heavily on pending fare increases, the MTA released an ambitious five-year capital budget which, if fully funded by Governor Pataki and the state legislature, would make major strides toward linking the Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Terminal and building the Second Avenue Subway without sacrificing the ongoing rehabilitation of NYC's vast mass transit system.
MTA 2005 Budget: More for Less - Straphangers: "The George E. Pataki Fare Hike"
The MTA board will likely hold hearings this fall for a 2005 budget that includes fare increases and service cuts that would take effect early in 2005.
High-speed toll collection continues to develop. The region saw several developments in recent weeks.
At the NYC City Planning Commission's public hearing on the proposed Red Hook IKEA last week, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign emphasized that the company must offset the traffic impacts of locating on a relatively car-dependent site.
NY State Transportation Commissioner Joseph Boardman's panel on transportation policy came downstate last week, holding hearings in Suffolk County and Manhattan.
L.I. Freight Rail Yard Takes Key Step
The environmental review process for the Long Island Truck-Rail Intermodal Facility (LI TRIM) in Suffolk County finally got started this month with the first public scoping meeting.
| 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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