Report Details NJTransit Budget
Woes
A report released last week by the Rutgers University
Transportation Policy Institute describes NJTransit as
on a collision course with financial crisis.
Parkway Begins Congestion Pricing
E-ZPass users on the Garden State Parkway will get
a break starting today when tolls at barrier plazas
during peak hours drop to 33 cents, and to 30 cents
off-peak.
NY Transit Crisis Hits Suffolk
The Suffolk County legislature approved a resolution
last week that directs Suffolk Bus to prepare for
an across-the-board 25-cent fare hike to $1.75.
East River Bridge Toll Discussion
Continues
Mayor Giuliani's imposition of the carpool rule for
entrances to Manhattan below 60th Street has stimulated
debate about how to permanently reduce congestion.
S.I. Right-Turn Rule on Governor's Desk
New York Governor George Pataki has until November
21st to decide whether to sign or veto it a bill
that would permit right-turns on red lights in Staten
Island.
NJ Bypass Activists Ask for Hearing
Delay
Environmental groups wrote to Acting Governor DiFrancesco
last week asking for the delay of the start of
the "scoping " process for the controversial
Millstone Bypass.
Use of L.I. HOV Lane Flat Over Last Year
Growth in the use of the Long Island Expressway carpool
lane increased by less that 1.5% from 2000 to 2001,
according to counts by the NY State Dept. of Transportation.
Amtrak Politics: New Phase or Business as
Usual?
The Amtrak Reform Council said this week that the railroad's
finances are deteriorating.
Larger US Transit Benefit on Horizon
The monthly allowance for a federal program that allows
employees of participating companies to purchase
transit tickets with pre-tax income will increase
to $100 in 2002.
