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Atlantic City Rail Line riders have expressed concern over the elimination of a popular morning rush hour train. January has been an ominous month for New Jersey’s transit riders. At the press conference where he announced his picks to lead the state’s transportation agencies, Gov. Christie reiterated his opposition to a gas tax [...] Demolition performed as part of the Atlantic Yards project has blighted large swaths of downtown Brooklyn. Several Brooklyn civic and community organizations, joined by local elected representatives, argued in state court today that the Empire State Development Corporation improperly rushed through major changes to the Atlantic Yards project without legally required study. The [...] The MTA also released a report, "Making Every Dollar Count," that described Walder's goals in more detail. This morning, in a speech at the Association for a Better New York that marked his first 100 days on the job, MTA Chairman Jay Walder laid out goals for the agency that include an aggressive [...] Lt. Governor Fedele. Last month, the presumed Democratic candidates for Governor spoke broadly about transportation policy in Connecticut at a forum hosted by Keep Connecticut Moving. Last week was the Republicans’ turn, with Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele, former Ambassador Thomas Foley and MetroHartford Alliance President Oz Griebel in attendance. [...] The New Haven-Springfield rail project includes improvements to New Haven's State Street station. After a two-month delay, the Connecticut State Bond Commission on Friday released $26 million to be used for design work and the construction of a second track along a portion of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield line. Initially planned for release in [...] From left: NJDOT Commissioner nominee Jim Simpson, NJ Transit Executive Director nominee Jim Weinstein. Moments ago, incoming Governor Chris Christie announced that Jim Simpson is his nominee to head the NJ Department of Transportation and Jim Weinstein will lead NJ Transit. Both come to their positions with plenty of transportation experience. New NJDOT [...] Speaker Quinn appeared at a Tuesday rally in support of free student MetroCards. The outrage surrounding the MTA’s proposal to stop subsidizing free NYC student MetroCards has gotten a swift response from NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn and state officials. In a press event last Tuesday, the Speaker, along with the Straphangers Campaign, [...]
Tri-State’s recently released Most Dangerous Roads for Walking report identifies US-1 and US-5 as the deadliest roads in Connecticut for pedestrians. One would hope that government would respond with promises of action. But a ConnDOT spokesperson instead told the Stamford Advocate that most pedestrian fatalities on Boston Post Road/US-1 were caused [...] Speedway Elementary School in Newark (seen under construction in this photo) is at the intersection of two major roads that feed into and off of the Garden State Parkway. We learn some of our most important lessons in elementary school: how to share, how to read, how to study. For the students slated [...] The two most dangerous roads in the region are on Long Island. Above: Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County is highlighted in red. Each dot represents a fatality. A new analysis from the Campaign shows that Nassau County’s Hempstead Turnpike, with 13 pedestrian fatalities from 2006 through 2008, continues to be the most dangerous [...] |
 
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