Busted budgets have dominated news coverage of the region’s transportation projects. One major culprit? Rising commodity prices that have delayed the MTA’s current capital plan,
The New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, the metropolitan planning organization for northern NJ, recently advanced the first part of the Lackawanna Cutoff, a long-discussed project
As national gas prices top $4 (almost $4.20 in NYC and CT), the car-sharing service Zipcar is launching a new promotion this summer to encourage
This Independence Day weekend, many Shore Line East riders were able to celebrate freedom from traffic, thanks to Gov. Rell and ConnDOT. July 4 marked
So many of the MTA’s projects are over budget that the agency has proposed cutting $2.7 billion in capital projects, as described in an amendment
The following is a first-hand account from Tri-State associate director Veronica Vanterpool: Yesterday morning, I rode to our Manhattan office aboard the newly launched Bx12
New York’s State Legislature wrapped up its 2008 session last week. Though the session was characterized by lack of action on progressive transportation measures —
Last Thursday, The Unified Community Civic Association hosted a public information session on a proposed FedEx distribution center in Astoria, Queens. The 255,000 square foot
On June 28, 1983, twenty-five years ago tomorrow, a section of the northbound side of an I-95 bridge spanning Connecticut’s Mianus River collapsed. Three people
Will any New York politicians stand up for transit? A common thread ran through several MTA meetings held this week: there is not enough money
