Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #475
October 4, 2004
Downstate Roads: Long Route to Good Repair
Think New York City’s roads are in bad shape? You’re right. A new Tri-State Transportation Campaign analysis of federal pavement condition data (from 2002) reveals that 97.8 percent of the NY State DOT-run Interstates, freeways, expressways, other principal arterials in the city are "in less than good condition."
Bloomberg Taking a Pass on Transit Construction Plan?
When the MTA board of directors approved the agency’s huge 2005-2009 capital program last week, Mayor Bloomberg’s four board representatives abstained from the vote. While the exact message the mayor was sending was murky, Bloomberg appointee Mark Page said that without tangible funding sources, the proposed capital program was "quite empty."
Toll Policy Change Would Help MTA Raise Money
Community Consulting Services this week called for elimination of the 50-cent discount for E-ZPass users at the MTA’s bridges and tunnels, arguing that the change would raise far more revenue for the agency than the $1 monthly E-ZPass user fee proposed in the 2005 MTA budget.
A Newsday opinion piece last Thursday... noted that the traffic consequences of the 60-story condo-hotel building proposed near the Nassau Coliseum by Charles Wang are "likely to be the number one issue" on the minds of nearby citizens and municipal leaders.
Highway Removal: A Road to Revitalization?
At a September 21 symposium in the Bronx, transportation officials, Hunts Point business figures, community activists and elected officials heard the stories of key figures in the removal of highways in Milwaukee and San Francisco (see MTR #474).
Life's a Glitch on the New Haven Line
New Haven line Metro-North riders are generally less happy with service than their Harlem and Hudson line counterparts, according to a recently released rider satisfaction survey.
NJ Insurance Plan to Stiff Urban Drivers
New Jersey has had the highest auto-insurance rates in the country 14 out of the last 16 years, so finding ways to lower rates are a top priority for lawmakers. However, New Jersey’s new proposal may end up punishing urban drivers, noted a recent Jersey Journal editorial.
TransitChek Works, Still Needs Promotion
Results from a recent market research survey by TransitCenter, the marketer of TransitChek, indicate that the federal mass transit commute benefit, which enables purchase of transit passes with pre-tax income, is helping promote mass transit and reduce car use in the region. The benefit is only available to commuters whose employers choose to participate.
| 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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