Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #486
January 18, 2005
New Jersey will face a crush of new truck traffic in coming decades according to an analysis of Federal Highway Administration data released last Wednesday by the Campaign. The report, "What Growing Truck Traffic Will Mean for New Jersey’s Quality of Life," finds that the Garden State’s truck traffic could grow 80 percent over 1998 levels by 2020.
Fortunes Building for One Mega Project
Things are looking up for the proposal to build new commuter train tunnels between New Jersey and Manhattan. The chair of the Port Authority is publicly talking the project up, seemingly wherever he goes, and New York City’s top business group is now also on board. The project is a critical one for the region’s mass transit system and economy. Its improving prospect is a rare piece of good news as projects like the Second Avenue subway and Long Island Rail Road connection to Grand Central hang in limbo.
Experts Agree: The Trucks Are Coming
Wide news coverage of the Campaign’s report on projected truck traffic in New Jersey found sympathetic commentary from a variety of sources
Mapping NYC's Bus Rapid Transit Possibilities
NYC Transit and the city and state departments of transportation are stressing improved intra-borough travel in their study of potential bus rapid transit projects in New York City.
Codey Supports Gas Tax Incease
In a radio interview in the last week of 2004, Acting Governor Richard Codey suggested that an increase in the state’s gas tax would be legislated in the lame duck session after November’s gubernatorial and Assembly elections.
Brookhaven: Politics and Smart Planning
Last Thursday, dozens of Suffolk County residents gathered at Brookhaven Town Hall to ensure that the upcoming race for Town Supervisor, between incumbent John LaValle and likely challenger Edward Hennessey, does not interfere with smart growth planning in the town.
International Speedway Corp. is continuing its development plan for a NASCAR speedway on Staten Island. In addition to talking to NYC elected officials and business and civic groups, the company has recently approached NJ Transit about a light rail link from Bayonne, New Jersey to the complex, sited on Staten Island’s West Shore.
Suffolk County has created online maps that track traffic crashes that cause injuries and fatalities. The map shows the locations, dates and times of each crash.
| 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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