It’s
Official: Red Light Running Rampant
NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate Alan Hevesi released
a report last week quantifying what people on NYC streets
experience every day — many city drivers regard
stopping on red as optional.
Wagging the Dog: Queens Subways in Turmoil Due to
Plan for Stranded Tunnel
An outcry against the changes coming to Queens subway
may become louder once F trains are re-routed through
the 63rd St. Tunnel.
Demise of the “Toll Holiday”
In under a week, Acting Governor DiFrancesco launched,
then abandoned an effort to lift toll levies from
the Garden State Parkway for one day only, July 4th.
Brookhaven Projects, Planning Request in Limbo
The fate of a March request by Brookhaven Town Supervisor
John LaValle to NY State DOT for collaboration on
a “sustainable development study” is
unclear.
Brookhaven Groups Not Waiting for DOT
The Longwood Alliance and Sustainable LI hosted a walking
tour and traffic calming seminar to further develop
a community-friendly plan for NY Route 25.
Newsday Backs Call for City Speed Cameras
A Newsday editorial last Thursday called on the NYC
City Council to back state legislation allowing the
city to deploy phot-radar equipment in NYC.
NJ Candidates Talk Transportation
A summary of a survey of the transportation views of
New Jersey’s main gubernatorial candidates
published in Gannett papers on May 20th.
New Jersey City Mayor Could End Bergen Arches Highway
Plan
The two Jersey City mayoral candidates now say they
support using the abandoned Bergen Arches right-of-way
for a new transit line rather than the highway championed
by departing Mayor Bret Schundler.
Silver Backs Better Chinatown Subway Deal
NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been an
advocate for mitigation of the four-year disruption
of normal subway service at Chinatown's Grand Street
station.
