The Highway System: Finished?
California Governor Gray Davis declared last week that
the state would end all highway construction and
focus funds on mass transit. Could it
happen here?
Garden State Parkway Backs Variable Tolls
At a board meeting last Thursday, the NJ Highway Authority's
commissioners voted in favor of beginning peak and
off-peak toll discounts for E-ZPass users.
Facing Albany Roadblock, NYC Must Fake Traffic Safety
Program
Frustrated by the inaction of the NY legislature, the
NYC Dept. of Transportation is likely to install dummy
red light camera boxes at city intersections.
Albany's Gridlock Felt Elsewhere
Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano said the "bare
bones" state budget passed earlier this month
would trigger a Bee Line bus fare increase.
Nassau Bus Riders Continue to Grow - But Will Government
Abandon Them?
Long Island Bus announced in August that the agency
continues to reach record ridership levels.
A Plan to Rescue Staten Island Transit
On Tuesday, the Tri-State Campaign and Straphangers
Campaign released a 5-point plan for Staten Island
express bus commuters - "An End to Commuter
Chaos".
Token Booths Stay Open For Now,
Says Judge
A NY Supreme Court judge issued a temporary restraining
order against NYC Transit last Tuesday, blocking
the agency's plans to close part-time token booths.
Rail Yard Swaps Promote Long
Island Passenger, Freight Projects
Under a deal brokered by Governor Pataki, the Long
Island Railroad and New York & Atlantic, an LI,
Brooklyn, and Queens freight rail transport providor,
both win.
