West Street Ramp-Way Condemned
Advocacy groups, lower Manhattan residents and public
officials want the NY State Department of Transportation
to bury its proposal to build a tunnel on West Street
where it abuts the World Trade Center site.
NJ Panel Calls for 12.5-Cent Gas Tax Hike
New Jersey's commission on transportation finance, appointed
by Governor McGreevey, issued its report this morning,
calling for a 12.5-cent increase in the state gas tax.
Families Dissent on PATH's Downtown Return
The return of PATH riders to the World Trade Center station
yesterday was marked by protests by members of 9/11 victims'
families against retention of the World Trade Center
name and concern that the PATH operation is having too
great an impact on the former twin towers' building footprints.
Brooklyn Transit Needs: On the Map?
The NY State Assembly
convened a hearing at Brooklyn Borough Hall last week
to address the borough's mass transit needs.
Lower Transit Costs for NJ State Employees
To little
public attention, the McGreevey Administration last
Tuesday announced the start of a new program that offers
the federal mass transit commuter benefit to state
employees.
Sprawl and the City, Episode One: IKEA in Brooklyn?
This occasional MTR column will track prominent development
proposals with strong likelihoods of extending car-dependent
sprawl development in the region, discuss the impacts
of far-flung, unplanned development on cities and towns,
and illustrate what cities can do to transform the
sprawling landscape into more sustainable, liveable
communities.
Orangetown Sustainable Development Plan Ready to Go
A recent American Planning Association forum charted
the progress of NYMTC's Hudson Valley sustainable development
strategies and highlighted the need for a long term
commitment to the projects.
