Transit Priorities All Over
the NYC Map
NYC Transit recently began its planning study for extending
the #7 subway train from Times Square to the Javitz Center
area.
New FDR Ramps in Downtown Biz Wish-List
IThe downtown business groups' paper recommends the
ludicrous idea of constructing new highway ramps
from the FDR Drive into downtown's east side.
Diesel Purchase Linked to Express Buses
Although we reported last summer that NYC was considering
an end to its “no more diesels” bus purchase
policy, recent reports suggest the issue is more
nuanced than budget-cutting.
Ads Blasting Long Island Road Plan Hit the Airwaves
Rethink LITP 2000, a coalition of groups opposed to
NY State DOT plans to widen most major Long Island
highways, launched three ads last week on cable news
channels.
Improving “Trans-Stat”
The information NYC DOT contributed to the FY2002 mayor’s
management report seems a significant improvement over
the Department's accountability measures developed
last year.
Editorial Trashes I-95 Expansion
The Stamford Advocate took proponents of double-decking
I-95 and widening the Merrit Parkway (see MTR
#384)
to task in an editorial last week.
Traffic Calming Proceeds in Huntington
Huntington supervisor Frank Petrone announced last
week that the town would install a traffic calming
roundabout at the intersection of Gerard St. and
Clinton Avenue.
The Fate of NJ’s Lite Rail
NJ Transportation Commissioner James Fox sharply criticized
the Whitman administration for approving the Trenton-to-Camden
light rail project during a legislative hearing last
week.
Staten Island Freight Rail Link Slated for 2004
The Port Authority has purchased a parcel of New Jersey
land that will enable freight rail service to be
restored to Staten Island by 2004, according to the
Staten Island Advance.
