Poll: CT
Residents Fed Up with Traffic, Will Pay for Relief
A Quinnipiac University poll CT registered voters released
last week spotlighted public concern about transportation
in Connecticut.
RR Opens Second Front Against High Taxes
In February, CSX filed a lawsuit against NY State,
NYC, and ten other NY counties, municipalities and
school districts over restrictive tax rates.
Parkway Debate Reaches New Low
Last week, front-runners in the 2001 New Jersey Governor's
race told the Star Ledger they are looking into ways
to take tolls of the Garden State Parkway for good.
City Candidates' Transport Views Emerging
New York City's four major mayoral candidates touched
on a variety of transportation issues at a public
forum sponsored by the Neighborhood Independent Democrats.
Albany Quiet on Transit Front
Although beginning to release a response to Governor
Pataki's budget proposal, the NY legislature has
said nothing about the transportation capital funding
gap.
PA Preparing for Price Plan
The Port Authority has indicated that it is interested
in pursuing steps that will ease the transition to
a new toll and fare structure for drivers and PATH
riders.
Millstone Bypass' New Process: Real Opening
or NJDOT Charm Offensive?
NJ DOT Commissioner James Weinstein announced that
the agency would take a "fresh new look" at
the Millstone Bypass, but opponents are wary.
NY Thruway's Tappan Zee II P.R. Blitz
In February, the New York State Thruway Authority kicked
off a drive to win public approval for replacement
of the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Municipal League Likely to Scrutinize TZII
Lower Hudson Valley officials are considering formation
of a local government coalition to participate in
the pending study of replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge.
NYC's Deadliest Avenues
A new look at a list of New York City's deadliest streets
published two weeks ago by the New York Post.
NYC: More Cameras to Track Motoring Mad-dogs
The NYC DOT plans to increase the total number of red-light
cameras deployed in the city to 50 by June, at least
two of these will go on Queens Boulevard.
Familiar Story: Bigger Buses, Fewer Buses
Staten Island and Brooklyn express bus riders are speaking
out about the down side of NYC Transit's replacement
of older buses with new, larger coaches.
CT's Traffic Reduction Work Slogs
Along
Connecticut Department of Transportation consultants
expect to deliver the first phase of a mass transit
marketing study for the I-95 corridor in coming months.
