Crackdown
Pits Stop & Go
Tolls Against True Promise of E-ZPass
New Jersey toll authorities began stricter speed limit
enforcement for E-ZPass lanes last Sunday, eliciting
calls for installation of high-speed toll plazas.
Ferrer, Vallone: City Should Pay More for Transit
Candidates for NYC mayor said the City must pay
its fair share for transit improvements if it expects
continued help from Albany and Washington.
Ferrer Opposes Goethals Twin Construction
NYC mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer told a forum
of SI businessmen last week that the Port Authority
should abandon its Goethals "twin" bridge
project.
Vallone Releases Transit Plan
NYC mayoral candidate Peter Vallone issued a plan calling
on the MTA to offer new services on its commuter
rail lines with New York City.
NJTransit Gains Operating Funds
The 2002 operating budget approved by the New Jersey
Transit Board of Director earlier this month included
an additional $51 million in state funds.
Suozzi, DiNapoli Pledge Support
for Long Island Bus
At a forum, Democratic candidates for Nassau County
executive said they would restore the county's contribution
to the Long Island Bus budget.
Bridgeport Casino Would Swamp I-95
The South West Regional Planning Agency released a
study commissioned to estimate the traffic impacts
of a proposal to build a mega-casino in Bridgeport.
Senate Bumps Up Harbor Tunnel Funding
Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate included $5 million
for the NY Harbor rail tunnel project's environmental
impact review in its DOT appropriations bill.
NJ Jitneys: Undelivered
The Bergen Record reported last week that New Jersey
Transit has again delayed delivery of rail station
access jitney vehicles to 16 municipalities.
Funding for NYC: Unspent
Last weekend, Newsday outlined a number of NYC projects
that received funding earmarks in 1998's massive
transportation bill, but have yet to get off
the ground.
Chinatown Transit Advocates, Silver Win
An 11th hour agreement announced Thursday will provide
new services to the Grand St. Station, previously
orphaned by Manhattan Bridge repair subway rerouting.
Reclaiming Times Square
NYC DOT has begun widening sidewalks in Times Square,
along both 7th Avenue and Broadway to make more space
for the area's overflowing pedestrian traffic.
NYC Council Squeezes Accordion Buses
A NYC Council study of the M79 and M86 bus routes has
found that NYC Transit's over-sized articulated buses
had more crashes than regular transit buses.
