Environmentalists,
Civic Leaders Call for TZ Congestion Relief
Transportation reformers, environmental groups and municipalities
called on the NYS Thruway Authority to begin congestion
pricing and other traffic reduction measures.
Hoboken Casts Spotlight on Traffic Crisis
A different take on Hoboken Mayor Anthony Russo's controversial
plan to divert rush hour through traffic around his
city.
NY Legislature's Budget Proposals Clear Way for Rail
Tax Relief
Budget resolutions by the NYS legislature concur with
the measure in Governor Pataki's executive budget to
provide significant tax relief to private railroads.
Fate of Queens Site Big Rail
Freight Development Issue
A Maspeth, Queens industrial site formerly operated
by Phelps-Dodge could help New York City meet its
critical need for rail freight yard capacity.
Canadian Pacific is Operator for Brooklyn's 65th Street
Yard
The NYC Economic Development Corp. announced in March
that it had selected Canadian Pacific Railroad to operate
the 65th Street rail yard in Brooklyn.
New Service for Crowded LI Bus Routes
Long Island Bus officials announced in the beginning
of April service increases on nine routes experiencing
significant crowding due to record ridership levels.
CT Mayor's Transportation Wish-List
Stamford Mayor Daniel Malloy released a report describing
$180-plus million in improvements he believes are
needed to improve travel in and around his city.
Will Reservoir Concerns Water
Down Another NY Road Plan?
Route 22 in Putname County - one of the few highway
widening projects still moving through NY State DOT's
project pipeline downstate - is under scrutiny
by citizens.
Capital Paper Backs Stronger NJ Truck Ban
A Trenton Times editorial last week gave a ringing
endorsement of the New Jersey's efforts to keep large
trucks off local roads.
NJ Plan Round-Up: Good, Bad, Irrelevant?
Revisions to New Jersey's State Plan may or may not
give smart growth and transportation reform advocates
more ammunition to pressure NJ DOT.
