Better Roads and Planning...
The New York State transportation department has in recent
years undertaken a self-transformation, hoping to
better integrate major features of transportation
planning and operations in the Empire State (MTR
#488). Indeed, such a transformation was endorsed
and spelled out in some detail in Trouble Ahead,
a report the NY State DOT requested from a panel
appointed in 2004 by then-commissioner Joseph Boardman.
...Better Transit Needed on Long Island
Starting today, the LIRR will be holding three public meetings for its
Main Line Corridor Improvement project. The LIRR is considering the addition
of a third track to the LIRR’s Main Line and eliminating five street level
railroad crossing along a 11.5 mile corridor from Queens Village to Hicksville.
The meetings begin the environmental review process.
Casting for One-Shots in New Jersey
According to reports by the Associated Press and Bergen Record, Acting Governor
Codey is considering closing the state’s massive transportation deficit
in the short term by raising the gas tax “temporarily” before leasing
out all or parts of the state’s toll roads — the New Jersey Turnpike
and/or the Garden State Parkway.
Crash Data: Newsday Wins in Court
The Associated Press reported this week that the NY State Court of Appeals has
ruled that Newsday’s 3-year old freedom-of-information request to the State
DOT for NY City’s and Long Island’s most dangerous intersections
must be granted.
NJ Transit Meadowlands Plan: Any Riders Expected?
Calls for an examination of the transit needs and opportunities for the Meadowlands
continue to go only partially heeded as plans for the Sports Complex continue
to advance. A hearing on a Preliminary Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)
for a rail spur from the Pascack Valley Line to the complex will be held on Thursday
(see calendar section).
More Payoff from Pricing
Bicycling in London has increased dramatically in recent years. Local officials
attribute some of the boom to the reduction in central city traffic by the city’s
congestion charge of £5 (soon to rise to £8), and to long-term efforts
to accommodate cyclists on city streets and roads.
Bike Parking for Brooklyn
In New York City, transportation officials are beginning to focus bike parking
installations where they are most needed.
