Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #494
March 21, 2005
Emerging Albany Plan Signals Transit Retreat
The general obligation bond act the NY State Legislature is considering to bolster Governor Pataki’s plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s 2005-2009 capital program will increase the overall transit budget, but not by nearly enough to meet the needs outlined by the MTA, regional planners, transit advocates and the elected officials who have supported transit system expansion for the past half-decade.
In 2004, traffic reached record levels on Port Authority crossings, according to a recent article in the Bergen Record. 2004 marked the first year traffic entering New York City via Port Authority cross-Hudson bridges and tunnels reached pre-Sept. 11, 2001 levels, setting an all time high of 126.5 million vehicles.
Lincoln Tunnel: Finding More Room for Buses
The Port Authority has kicked off the first of a set of related studies designed to increase bus capacity in the Lincoln Tunnel.
Court Hears Stadium Traffic Case
Lawsuits challenging the traffic and transportation analyses for the proposed West Side stadium now rest with a NY State Supreme court judge.
A new report released last week by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign documented a four percent rise in New Jersey pedestrian deaths in 2004.
Bus Lane for Clogged Suburban Route?
The New Jersey DOT recently announced it would develop a reversible bus lane along Route 9 in Middlesex County. The lane will operate north-bound in the morning rush period, and south-bound in the evening.
U.S. House Turns Back Plan to Limit Tolls
One of the bright spots in the various bills seeking to replace the 1998 TEA-21 federal funding law has been a general liberalization of thinking about road tolls.
The last public meeting for the Nassau Hub Major Investment Study will be April 5th. The meeting will present design themes, the results of the ridership demand forecasting analysis for the various mass transit options studied — including light rail, commuter rail, bus rapid transit and automated guideway trains — and information on their capital and operating & maintenance costs.
| 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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