Outpouring of Support for Removal
of South Bronx Highway
At public "scoping" meetings for NY State DOT’s
Bruckner-Sheridan interchange project last week, scores
of civic leaders, residents and young people called for
consideration of a project alternative that would remove
the Sheridan Expressway. The plan would also establish
a new truck access route from the highway network to
the Hunts Point Market area and improve pedestrian access
and safety...
Suozzi Backs LIRR Third Track; Appears to
Call for Changes in DOT Plan
Lending substance to an otherwise pro-forma NY Metropolitan
Transportation Council annual meeting, County Executive
Thomas Suozzi presented his vision for transportation
in Nassau County last Thursday.
Time Ticking Down for Tolls?
An MTA budget official told the NYC City Council last
week that discussions between the transit umbrella agency
and the Bloomberg administration about placing tolls
on the city’s East River bridges were only "preliminary," according
to the Daily News. City transportation commissioner Weinshall
told the Council that there was not yet any decision
about tolls.
Long Island Bus Ridership Keeps Rising
Although the economy has slumped and LIRR ridership saw
a 2% drop last year, 2002 was the busiest year in Long
Island Bus’ 29-year history. Mitch Pally of the
Long Island Association told Newsday he believed the
divergence of rail and bus trends is attributable in
part to the fact that more and more Long Islanders work
on Long Island.
Time’s Up for CT Traffic Relief
Mandate
The Connecticut Dept. of Transportation has not achieved
vehicle-miles traveled reduction goals established in
a 1997 state law. The statute directed ConnDOT to implement
measures capable of reducing peak period vehicle miles
traveled (VMT) by 5% — 8,600 cars — on Interstate
95, the Merritt Parkway and Route 1 between Branford
to Greenwich. Instead, over the five-year period, peak
period VMT on the highways has actually increased by
5%, according to the Connecticut Post.
