Port Authority: Congestion Pricing
Works
The Star-Ledger said on Friday that Port Authority staff
had recently reported positive effects from congestion
pricing on Hudson crossings to the PA board.
NJ Senator in Tight Race Opposes Route 92
Opponents of Route 92 — the proposed toll highway
that would link Route 1 to New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8A
and bring sprawl development to the largest parcel of
open space in southern Middlesex County — have
an ally in Senator Peter Inverso (R-Hamilton). Running
a tight race against former assemblyman Anthony Cimino
(D-Hamilton Township), the Senator opposes the project
due to its ballooning costs and environmental impacts,
according to his campaign manager.
NYC's Found Money Should End Claim it Can't Afford Buses
The $110 million in unexpected revenues described earlier
this month by NYC City Council Speaker as “found
money” is about the same amount as the annual operating
contribution the city makes to the franchise bus fleet
it says it can no longer afford.
New Leases Boost Air-Rail Plan
The new airport lease
deal between the Port Authority and New York City includes
provisions that direct the Port Authority to study a
direct rail link between lower Manhattan and both JFK
and Newark airports. The Daily News reported that the
Port Authority would spend up to $90 million investigating
the links, and $500 million in construction funds would
be available for each link.
New Deal Preserves Nassau Bus Service
Last week, the
Democratic majority in the Nassau County legislature
worked out a deal that restores at least some of the
county funds that would have been cut from with Long
Island Bus’ operating support under
County Executive Thomas Suozzi’s budget proposal.
Suffolk's Romaine on Transportation
MTR has received responses from Republican candidate
Ed Romaine to questions the Campaign issued to both
major Suffolk County Executive campaigns in early September.
So far, we have not heard back from Democrat Steve
Levy.
Bringing Rail Freight Tunnel to New Jersey
NYC Economic Development Corporation staffers and consultants
presented a summary of their assessment of the potential
of a Jersey City-Brooklyn rail freight tunnel to an
audience of transportation planners, freight industry
representatives and elected officials in Newark last
week.
Bridgeport Barges; Becalmed?
Despite a vote last May by the CT Transportation Strategy
Board (TSB) to recommend Bridgeport as the recipient
of state financing to develop a barge port and service
to receive freight containers from major East Coast
ports, the CT transportation and economic development
agencies have yet to approve release of the funding.
Transportation Alternatives Seeks New Executive Director
Transportation Alternatives Executive Director John
Kaehny is stepping down in 2004.
