• Meetings Set for Long Island 20-Year Highway Widening Plan
The New York State DOT will convene citizens and technical advisory committee
meetings Thursday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 13, respectively, for its Long Island
Transportation Plan (LITP) 2000 study...
• NYPD to be Grilled on Traffic Deaths?
The New York City Council transportation committee
has scheduled a hearing on last year's alarming rise
in NYC pedestrian and cyclist deaths (City Hall,
1 p.m., Monday, May 22). The advocacy group ...
• Hearing on Route 92 EIS: June 8
On May 9th, the Army Corps of Engineers announced the
date of the "public scoping" hearing for
the new Environmental Impact Statement for Route
92. The hearing will be held at the Princeton Holiday
In...
• Nassau Recovery Shouldn't Sacrifice Long
Island Bus
Although Governor Pataki has pledged significant state
support to keep Nassau County from going bust, the
aid will require county budget cuts. It's clear the
county will face tough fiscal times during...
• Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Reality Check?
Last Wednesday, the Star-Ledger reported on its front
page that ridership on the new Hudson-Bergen light
rail line has been far lower than anticipated. Prior
to its opening on April 15th...
• Opportunity for South Bronx Rail Renaissance
Last week, Metro-North Railroad announced it will run
additional trains on two lines starting July 9th,
significantly expanding rail service in the Bronx.
Four new trains will be added on the Harlem L...
• CT Transit Treads Water
At a Metro-North/Shore Line East Commuter Council meeting
at the Westport train station last Wednesday, ConnDOT
public transportation bureau chief Harry Harris described
how the agency will use the $3...
• A Shuttle for Every Station? NJT Buys Jitneys,
but Operating Costs a Barrier
Last Monday, NJ Transit announced the list of communities
that will receive 20 commuter shuttle buses next Spring
under the agency's "Community Shuttle Program" (see
box). The 20-person, $70,00...
• EPA To Diesel Industry: Clean Up Your Act
On Thursday, the US EPA released the agency's suggested
stringent pollution control rules for diesel trucks
and buses. The requirements would force a 95% reduction
in ozone-inducing nitrogen ox...
• Tragedy Spotlights NJ Truck Ban Failings
An over-size tractor-trailer attempting to keep up
with a convoy of garbage haulers crashed into a video
store along Route 179 in Lambertville (Route 29)
on May 12th, killing a woman working behind th...
