NJ Gas Tax and Parkway Toll
Debate Ends for Now, Raising New Questions
The abandonment, for now, of a hike in New Jersey's gas
tax - as Governor Jim McGreevey announced last Tuesday
in a speech to a business group - may dramatically alter
the outlook for transportation projects in New Jersey
over the next several years.
Relief for Manhattan's Worst Bottleneck?
Scoping hearings were held last week for the project
known as "Access to the Region's Core" (ARC),
which would build a second New Jersey-Manhattan passenger
rail tunnel under the Hudson.
Subway Riders Battle Service Cuts
Although MTA Board Member Barry Feinstein told the Daily
News last week that subway cleaner labor cuts will likely
be removed from NYC Transit's 2004 budget, NYC Transit
approved the cuts Monday.
A Guggenheim Grows in Brooklyn? Transit Worries Continue
Announcements this week about the possibility of the
NBA's NJ Nets coming to Brooklyn drew both excitement
and skepticism from transit advocates.
Clearance for New Union County Rail Projects
Five towns have lost their initial bid to block freight
trains from rolling through Union County on reactivated
lines.
Transit Priorities: the Real Estate View
A report
from the NYC Partnership, the city's most prominent
business group, sharpens' NYC's debate over whether
capital investment in mass transit capacity should
emphasize general mobility improvements or underpin
real estate development and thus serve altogether new
trips and travel markets.
