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TSTC board member Charles Komanoff at a bike rental shop in Guangzhou. Tri-State Transportation Campaign board chair Rich Kassel, a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, joined Port Authority executive director Chris Ward last week to announce a truck replacement plan that will help clear the air around the ports of Newark, Elizabeth, [...] by Zoe Baldwin
The $583 million ARC contract is for the first of three tunnel segments and was awarded to a partnership of two firms, one based in NJ and another based in NY. Governor Corzine today addressed NJ Transit’s board of directors for the last time, as he took the podium to praise the agency for moving [...] [Updated 12/10.] The Port Authority’s preliminary 2010 budget reflects the tough economic climate but continues investment in vital needs like the Access to the Region’s Core rail tunnel and the PATH rapid transit system. The $6.3 billion budget includes a $3.1 billion capital budget. Some highlights: $504 million for the ARC tunnel, an increase from the $340 [...] December 4th, 2009 | Category: Port Authority | Leave a comment
An online bus route finder is now available on the Port Authority's website (on the left side of the bus terminal page). Last week, the Port Authority overhauled its website, making it clearer and easier to navigate. One new feature that will benefit commuters and anyone who must use the often-confusing PA Bus Terminal is [...] October 12th, 2009 | Category: Port Authority | One comment
The city designates some bus layovers, like this one in Lower Manhattan. Private bus carriers are ubiquitous in some NYC neighborhoods, raising community concerns about noise and air pollution. amNewYork recently picked up on the trend, taking a look at scofflaw bus companies in Chinatown and sparking an NYPD crackdown on illegally parked vehicles this [...] by Kyle Wiswall
The Goethals Bridge Replacement Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been released by the U.S. Coast Guard and Port Authority. The design remains largely the same as presented at the stakeholder meetings last fall, including three lanes in each direction, a peak hour HOV/bus lane, and a space in the center of the bridge for possible [...] July 7th, 2009 | Category: Port Authority | 6 comments
Check out this just-released short film on cross-Hudson bus service, produced by Streetfilms and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. In less than 3 minutes, it lays out why bus transit across the Hudson River is important, and how the Port Authority could improve service for the 315,000 people who take buses across the river every [...] June 25th, 2009 | Tags: Streetfilms | Category: New Jersey, New York City, Port Authority | Leave a comment
"As we start digging this tunnel, we're helping to dig out of our economic crisis," Sen. Bob Menendez (pictured) said. Gov. Corzine, Sen. Lautenberg, and other officials also spoke at the groundbreaking. Today looked to be an important milestone in the Access to the Region’s Core project, with Gov. Jon Corzine and a host of [...] Developer Larry Silverstein wants the Port Authority to back loans for two of his three planned WTC towers (The authority is building the fourth). Tri-State has joined the Regional Plan Association and other civic and transportation groups that are urging Gov. Paterson, Gov. Corzine, and Mayor Bloomberg not to divert money from the Port Authority’s [...] NJ TRANSIT and private carrier buses move a population nearly the size of the city of Cincinnati across the Hudson River every day, totaling 100 million bus passengers annually, twice as many passengers as travel into New York City by commuter rail. A new report from the Campaign argues that the Port Authority of New [...] |
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