NJ Capital
Program – Deja
Vu All Over Again
The New Jersey Dept. of Transportation has released its
proposed capital program for fiscal 2003, and, as in
2002 and 2001, the plan does not comply with the fix-it-first
mandate.
Carpool Rule Encourages Transit Use, Reduces Traffic
A report released last week by the Straphangers Campaign
and Transportation Alternatives quantified flaws
permeating the recent parking industry study of the
Manhattan carpool rule.
One Option for East River Tolls: MTA Control
NYC Deputy Mayor Marc Shaw told the New
York Post last
week that that the Bloomberg administration may consider
leasing East River Bridges to the MTA.
Albany Thumbs Up for "2002-2004" MTA
Plan
New York’s MTA capital program review board gave
the go-ahead to a major consolidation of MTA debt last
week.
Goethals Twin Deferred in PA Plan
The Port Authority board approved a $4.5 billion annual
budget yesterday. It emphasizes downtown PATH
reconstruction, a new PATH fare collections system
and work on AirTrain.
Downtown LIRR Advocates Take Aim at Subway Tunnel
A downtown real estate company commissioned a study
that recommends running Long Island Railroad trains
to downtown Manhattan via the Cranberry Street A
and C train tunnel.
Projects and Plans for Lower Manhattan
Mayor Bloomberg announced last week that the city would
try to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular circulation
downtown with a new footbridge serving Battery Park
City at Rector St.
Downtown's Transportation Council
The Transportation Advisory Council for the Lower Manhattan
Redevelopment Corporation – the agency assigned
with oversight of plans for downtown – has
been assembled.
NYC Looks to New Transit Finance Method
NYC Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff said at a Crains
event last week that the city would seek to finance
extension of the #7 train to far west Manhattan with
tax-increment financing.
Groups Call for Demolition of Waterfront Highway in
Trenton
The Route 29 tunnel along Trenton’s Delaware
River waterfront opened Saturday morning without the
usual ribbon cutting ceremony, indicating that state
leaders see little to celebrate.
Trash Trucking for the Long Haul
As the one-year anniversary of closing Fresh Kills
landfill nears, the long-term waste export plan created
by the Giuliani administration has almost completely
unraveled.
