Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #499
May 3, 2005
Albany's Transit Cuts Come Home to Roost
Although newspaper headlines appeared to express shock, it’s been obvious at least since the January release of New York Governor George Pataki’s budget proposal that major cuts would be made in the MTA’s capital program.
To boost state transportation funding, Governor Pataki and NY State lawmakers agreed last month to put a $2.9 billion state-backed bond issue before voters on November 8th.
A new report released last week by the Campaign finds that demand by New Jersey cities and towns for bicycle and pedestrian funding far exceeds available monies.
The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority approved a $300,000 study to examine the feasibility for an extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into the Meadowlands Sports Complex on Wednesday.
NY State DOT Reviving Route 347 Project
While the New York State DOT has wanted to add new lanes to NY Rte 347 in Suffolk County for many years, thae road designs it has offered to the surrounding communities have always engendered controversy and gone un-built.
How many bureaucrats does it take to spin bad news into good? The communications office of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration might be a good place to look for the answer.
| 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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