More Sprawl Highways for NJ
September 17, the elected officials who comprise the North Jersey Transportation
Planning Authority are scheduled to vote on the 2003-2005 Transportation
Improvement Program.
Proposed Clean Air Act Waiver for NY
Would Prohibit New Highways Before 2005
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved
an amended version of the Clean Air Act exemption sought
by the Pataki administration, with two important limitations.
Road Widening Top Issue in NJ Mayoral Race
The proposed widening of Route 206 has taken center
stage in the race for mayor of Byram Township, in
New Jersey’s Sussex County.
New Trains for NY, but CT Still Waiting
Although the MTA has approved a purchase for hundreds
of high-tech train cars for Long Island and Metro-North
Railroad, New Haven Line riders will be the odd commuters
out.
EPA Study Supports Diesel-Lung Cancer Link
Environmental Protection Agency issued a study last
week that confirmed that long-term exposure to diesel
exhaust causes lung cancer and other respiratory
illnesses.
