Clock Ticking
for MTA Reform
The ruling by NY State Supreme Court Justice Louis York
last week, directing the MTA to roll back its recent
transit fare increases, overshadowed an MTA announcement
of steps it says it will take to increase agency
transparency and public understanding of its actions.
Groups Stake out Route 92 Positions
As expected, debate is heating up with the approach of
publication of a draft environmental impact statement
for the NJ Turnpike Authority’s plan to build Route
92, a new-alignment highway across southern Middlesex
County.
Full-Build Financial Commitment Key to Second Avenue
Subway
There were few surprises in testimony at recent hearings
regarding the draft environmental impact statement for
the Second Avenue subway...
A City Council Study on Tolls?
A new newsletter from NYC City Council member Alan Gerson
(lower Manhattan) addresses the issue of East River Bridge
tolls and the Council.
To Save Pedestrians in New Jersey
After news in April that pedestrian deaths in New Jersey
were up 37% in 2002, NJDOT Commissioner Jack Lettiere
voiced his dedication to doing more about this problem.
MetroCard Misses
Stories of NYC Transit oversights in the elimination
of the transit token are popping up in different corners
of the city’s transit system.
New Haven Barged Aside
The Connecticut Transportation Strategy Board voted last
week that Bridgeport should receive up to $7 million
in state funds to host a Long Island Sound container
barge feeder service. The decision comes after a year
of strategy board debate and several years of competition
between the cities over the barge facility.
New Long Island Road Chief
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner
Joseph H. Boardman recently announced that Subi Chakraborti
will be the new Acting Regional Director for New York
State DOT’s Long Island office (Region 10)...
Suffolk Presses Highway Expansion
Despite strong public opposition, Suffolk County posted
a legal notice last week indicating that it was moving
ahead to acquire land for the widening of Portion Road
in Lake Ronkonkoma.
