Smooth Transition for the Port
Authority
A report on the successful transition of the Port Authority
of New York & New Jersey to its new toll and fare
structure.
Variable Cordon Pricing for Manhattan?
The advent of time-sensitive tolls on the PA's Hudson
River crossings could be a first step towards a Singapore-style
variable cordon pricing program for Manhattan.
DiFrancesco Affirms NJ Fix-It-First Policy
Acting Governor and candidate Donald DiFrancesco recently
identified himself with the road and bridge repair
directives for the NJ Dept. of Transportation.
Opinion-Makers Spotlight NYC's Transit Woes
New York City's three major dailies all called attention
to pressing large-scale problems with the city's
transportation systems last week.
Green, Vallone On Board for More Service
The News' series prompted immediate action by two candidates
for mayor.
Downstate Regional Meeting Spotlights Transport-Land
Use Planning
The NYMTC's annual meeting in Manhattan last Thursday
focused on the agency's popular "sustainable development" studies
in the Hudson Valley and Long Island.
Subway Re-route Fight Knocks
at Speaker's Door
Sheldon Silver could be the hero or the villian in
running battles over subway line re-routing that
have erupted across Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Transport Policies to Enhance CT Communities
Introducing local aid and land-use solutions laid out
in "Transportation Choices for Connecticut," a
policy paper released by the Transportation Choices
Coalition.
Bridge Re-do Renders Rig Respite
Williamsburg Bridge construction offers rare break
from trucks for Lower-East side residents.
Push for Speed Cameras in NYC
State Senator Frank Padavan and Assembly Member Deborah
Glick introduced state legislation that would pilot
the use of automated speed-radar cameras in NYC.
NJ Assembly Gives Unanimous Approval
to Transit Benefit Bill
Legislation that would offer the Federal pre-tax transit
benefit to New Jersey's 76,000 state workers was approved
72-0 by the state Assembly last Monday.
NJ Route 29 Truck Ban Now Permanent
Acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco signed legislation
last Friday that permanently bans all large trucks
from traveling on Route 29 north of Trenton.
New Ferries for LI, NJ Commuters to NYC
A new high-speed commuter ferry for Glen Cove to start
soon; new ferry service for Weehawken and Hudson
Bergen light rail riders on the horizon.
