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Earlier today, NJ Transit Executive Director Jim Weinstein confirmed that state officials are considering defunding the Access to the Region’s Core project as a way to pay for other transportation projects. The admission came at today’s hearing of the NJ State Assembly’s Committee on Transportation, Public Works, and Independent Authorities. NJ Transit ordered a [...] Yesterday, Nassau County elected officials, civic groups, and bus riders rallied for LI Bus. They called on the county and MTA to reopen negotiations to keep the bus system running. On Wednesday, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano released the 2011 County Budget, the first of his tenure. Unfortunately, it was more of the [...] Public hearings on planned fare increases are happening in Connecticut, too. Greater Bridgeport Transit has proposed raising the price of its 7-day, 31-day, and youth passes. Public hearings on the changes will take place on Sept. 29 and 30, from 7-8 pm at the Bridgeport Bus Station’s second floor community room on 710 Water Street. [...] Update 9/16: Here’s a picture of the rally, in progress: In advance of the MTA’s Nassau County public hearing on LIRR and LI Bus fare increases tomorrow, county legislator Robert Troiano will hold a rally on a more pressing issue: The potential elimination of Long Island Bus service. The MTA has proposed cutting [...] On April 6, 2010, NJ Governor Chris Christie sent the following letter to USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood after the two met to discuss the Access to the Region’s Core project. It speaks for itself. Given the recently announced 30-day stoppage of new work on the project, the letter hopefully still represents the governor’s views [...] The existing two-track rail tunnel connecting New Jersey and NYC is at capacity. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Regional Plan Association, and New Jersey Future are standing firmly behind the Access to the Region’s Core project to build a new rail tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan. NJ Transit announced over the weekend that [...] The old Yankee Stadium. Nearly all the parkland shown in this photo was razed to make way for the new stadium and parking garages. Most of the promised replacement parkland has not been built and is over budget. .600 is a phenomenal batting average for a major leaguer. It’s a woeful showing for [...] The following is a joint statement from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Straphangers Campaign, Pratt Center for Community Development, and Transportation Alternatives. The statement was read to reporters at a press conference held today, in advance of the first of this year’s public hearings held on planned MTA fare increases. Our groups are here to announce our strong opposition to the proposed MTA fare increase in 2011. We also want to make it clear we hold the New York State Legislature and Governor Paterson responsible for the punishing treatment riders have received in the last year. The State Legislature played a big part in getting New York subway and bus riders into this fiscal mess. In December 2009, the state legislature cut $143 million in taxes already dedicated to transit from the MTA. This was followed by a sharp downturn in the revenues coming from dedicated transit taxes. Those taxes called for the various beneficiaries of transit to contribute to the MTA, including riders, drivers, property sellers and employers. Unless the State Legislature makes funding the transit system a real priority, subway and bus riders will continue to face a world of hurt – from soaring fares to cuts in service to more unreliable trains and buses to a crumbling system. We are here to speak on behalf of the millions of beleaguered New York City subway and bus riders. Riders are unfairly being asked to pay more for less, with a fare hike close on the heels of the worst service cuts in many decades. These include the loss of two subway lines, reduced service on a dozen more and the elimination of 36 bus routes and 570 bus stops. The cuts mean longer waits, more crowding, extra transfers and lengthier commuting times for literally millions of transit riders. At the same time, the fare just went up both in 2008 and 2009. If the fare goes up at the end of 2010, this will be an unprecedented string of fare hikes three years in a row in the century history of New York City mass transit. Look at the harsh numbers. The increases would mean real financial hardship for many people: New York primary elections are tomorrow! This year, Tri-State teamed up with Transportation Alternatives to survey candidates on their views on the region’s most critical transportation issues. Results are being posted at New York Transportation Survey [dot] org. (Click to visit.) Click the links below to find responses in four key State Senate [...] Over the weekend, NJ Transit announced a 30-day shutdown of all new work on the Access to the Region’s Core tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York. According to NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein, the delay will allow the agency to review the budget and costs for the project, which will pave the [...] |
 
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