Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #488
January 31, 2005
NYC Transit leaders may have gotten the message that their five year estimate for repairing A-C line subway signals was unacceptable. But nothing has dented the agency’s legendary incompetence in communicating service problems and options to its riders.
NJ Acting Governor Richard Codey is considering leasing toll highways to private operators to infuse the deficit-ridden state budget with new cash. Articles about the Turnpike idea cited $10-20 billion as a possible lease price (not counting the Garden State Parkway or Atlantic City Expressway, which are apparently also under consideration).
Last winter’s railroad-that-couldn’t managed to offer near-normal service following the heavy snowfall of January 22-23.
Mayor Bloomberg Raps Pataki Transit Plan
Mayor Bloomberg addressed New York transit construction needs last week, asking Governor Pataki to devote more to projects in NYC.
NY State DOT: Potholes, Payments Ahead
Funding for NY State DOT capital projects in Governor Pataki’s budget proposal is essentially flat. It will likely preclude major projects or initiatives on the scale of the L.I.E. HOV lane, which has been the Department’s largest scale capacity project during the 1990’s and 2000’s, and which may be completed next year.
With the support of business, environmental and planning leaders, County Executive Thomas Suozzi presented details of his vision for the Nassau Hub last week. The Hub study, one of the region’s most ambitious smart growth initiatives, seeks to densify land use in central Nassau and develop intra-Nassau mass transit projects.
Port Authority Budget: New Framework
Amid a tough fiscal season for state governments, the Port Authority’s 2005 budget seems an island of relative calm. It includes $1.7 billion in transportation spending, including the start of construction for a permanent World Trade Center site PATH station, new PATH train cars and various airport and infrastructure upkeep projects.
| 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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