Stadium Travel Data Suggest
Jets West Side Transit Estimate is Wishful
No sports venue in New York City sees a mass transit
travel rate close to that New York City officials say
will occur at the proposed West Side Jets Stadium. No
downtown stadium anywhere else in the United States does
either, calling city estimates that 68% of Jets patrons
will use mass transit to reach the new West Side stadium
into question.
Groups to McGreevey: Veto Dumb Growth Bill
The Tri-State Campaign joined over two dozen New Jersey
environmental protection organizations in Trenton Tuesday
to urge Governor McGreevey to veto the development fast-track
bill that the state legislature hurried to approve shortly
after passage of Highlands preservation measures.
Court to DOT: Release Intersection Info
On July 1, a New York appellate court sided with Newsday
in its fight to make public the locations of the most
dangerous sections of roadway downstate. Newsday had
requested DOT records on the intersections and other
locations where accidents occur most frequently in New
York City and on Long Island, as well as information
on DOT’s work or plans to make the roads safer.
Speed Up NY Dangerous Driving Laws
Despite a string of traffic deaths this spring and summer
due to dangerous driving, the NYS state legislature has
been slow to move on legislation that would increase
penalties for negligent drivers, and increase safety
on New York streets.
Residents Block Better Train Service in NJ
Residents along the NJ Transit’s Pascack Valley
line are delaying the agency’s plan to add more
service, according to the Journal-News. Pascack riders
are still waiting for convenient schedules on weekends
and during the middle of weekdays, so that they can take
full advantage of the new Secaucus Transfer, which gives
them a quick transfer to Penn Station. Most service now
runs during peak morning and evening weekday hours.
Jersey City, Queens are Tunnel's Points of Contention
At recent hearings on the cross harbor rail freight tunnel
draft environmental impact statement, most attendees
said they favored more rail freight in the region, even
if some Queens and Jersey City residents voiced concerns
about impacts of the project.
US Transport Funding Bill - Gridlocked?
On June 24 the U.S. Congress passed the 4th extension
of the 1998 TEA-21 transportation spending law. TEA-21
originally expired last September, but congressional
transportation leaders have faced the big problems of
finding more money, dividing it to make most of the 50
states happy and negotiating policy changes both parties
can live with.
