Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #511
October 19, 2005
MTA Surplus: Holiday Discounts
Part of the thinking behind the MTA's proposal to offer a variety of significant fare discounts between Thanksgiving and the New Year is likely fear that political leaders will find ways to appropriate the build-up of transit operating funds for other purposes.
Corzine Says No to Higher Gas Tax, Promotes Borrowing Against Tolls
In a New Jersey gubernatorial debate last week, both Democrat Jon Corzine and Republican Doug Forrester said they would not seek to increase the state gasoline tax to breathe life into New Jersey's limping transportation finance system.
Federal Billions at Stake in NY Bond Act
A letter to the editor of the NY Post by MTA Chair Peter Kalikow warns that failure of the 2005 NY Transportation Bond Act will lead to cuts in key infrastructure investments, with serious economic consequences.
NJ Denounces Step to Dismantle Amtrak
On September 22, Amtrak's Board of Directors met and voted to place the Northeast Corridor (NEC), the rail line that runs from Washington, D.C. to Boston, under the control of a joint state-federal subsidiary.
NJ Transit plans to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River into Penn Station... Unfortunately, this highly important project has a history of bad names.
Port Authority leaders are set to unveil a new generation of PATH train cars at a news event on October 19.
Transportation District for Staten Island Track?
Hoping to gain support for its NASCAR racetrack plan for Staten Island, the International Speedway Corp. has proposed creation of a transportation improvement district.
Hope for Sprawling Connecticut
The problem of sprawl development is getting more attention in Connecticut.
| 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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