NJ Signals Possible Gas Tax
Hike
NJ Governor Jim McGreevey's statement Thursday limiting
his "no tax hike" pledge to income and sales
taxes immediately fueled speculation that the new administration
will seek a state gas tax increase.
State Senate Transportation Chair Says Suffolk Fare
Hike is Unnecessary
The NY State Senate's Transportation Committee Chair,
Cesar Trunzo, says that Suffolk County's plan to hike
bus fares to $1.75 is unnecessary.
Reconnecting Downtown
During January, Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Corp.
officials and the Port Authority publicly discussed
plans for a major downtown Manhattan transit hub.
Steven Dobrow: 1944-2002
The Tri-State Campaign and many others in the metropolitan
transportation community were saddened by the death
on January 13 of Stephen Dobrow.
Port Authority Not Giving up on Goethals Twin
The Port Authority says it still considers construction
of a Goethals twin bridge a priority, despite financial
problems and the project's unpopularity.
Flushing's John Liu is City Council Transportation
Chair
The NYC City Council transportation committee will
be headed by John Liu, a new Council Member from the
20th District in Flushing, Queens.
NJ DOT Defeats Purpose of Controversial Road Plan
NJ DOT seems to be intent on making its Route 29 expansion
project a fiasco from start to finish. Outgoing DOT
Commissioner James Weinstein recently signed a truck
ban on the road.
New Haven Unites to Fight Bus Cuts
New Haven mayor John DeStefano is picking up allies
in his attempts to stave off bus service cuts proposed
by the Connecticut DOT, which is CT Transit's parent
agency.
EDC's Rail Tunnel Hearings Underway
Citizens from Staten Island's north shore lent the
NYC EDC's plan for a cross-harbor rail freight tunnel
a note of controversy at a public hearing Thursday
evening.
