Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #500
May 23, 2005
On the occasion of assembling the 500th edition of MTR — about 10 years of nearly weekly coverage — we took a look back at the first few editions we issued in September 1994. We were not sure if doing so would be instructive, depressing or uplifting.
Clean Air Case Against West Side Plan
Last week, the Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Association sued New York City and State in the first federal case against the city’s Far West Side development plans. Numerous other cases have been brought in state court.
North Jersey Planners: "Funding Crisis"
The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s new "Issue Spotlight" calls on leaders in Trenton to restore the state’s Transportation Trust Fund.
New Jersey Republicans: Pandering on Gas Tax, Tolls Begins
In two recent televised and one radio debate between the seven men running for the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey, a near-consensus seemed to emerge that the state should collect less money for its transportation system despite the fiscal cliff the Garden State’s transportation budget is approaching. Any increase in the state’s gas tax was derided by six of the seven, while elimination of tolls resumed its prominence as an election theme.
NYC Democrats: Projects and Priorities
Transportation may be an emerging theme in this year’s NYC mayoral race. City Council Speaker Gifford Miller recently launched a campaign theme around improving city transit, and at a recent forum for candidates, several expressed sharp opinions about transportation project and policy priorities.
Throwback Project Would Blight Harlem River
In what looks like a dramatic retreat to the period when highway engineering priorities were permitted to trump all other considerations, the New York City DOT is planning a new elevated highway structure in East Harlem stretching from 126th to 131st Streets, to connect the Harlem River Drive and Third Avenue Bridge.
The Connecticut legislature’s Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee recently nixed Governor Rell’s proposal to slowly increase the state’s gas tax and instead approved a gradual increase of the petroleum products tax.
| 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. |
| MTR #500 printable format (PDF) file (requires Adobe Acrobat).
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Recent editions:
MTR 499-May 3, 2005
MTR 498-April 25, 2005
MTR 497-April 18, 2005
MTR 496-April 11, 2005
