June 2012 – Lackawanna Coalition

Toll Collection: Not Free

June 27, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Transit users pay fares. Highway users (sometimes) pay tolls. Transit users have often wondered how much of the fares they pay go to… Continue Reading Toll Collection: Not Free

No-Transit Tappan Zee Controversy Continues

June 27, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Infrastructure

The Tappan Zee Bridge has carried the New York Thruway across the Hudson River for 57 years. Designed for 100,000 vehicles per day,… Continue Reading No-Transit Tappan Zee Controversy Continues

FRA Proposes Additional Exclusions to Environmental Procedures

June 26, 2012

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Donald Winship

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FRA

This short article is from Railroad Track and Structures. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Lackawanna Coalition. The Federal Railroad… Continue Reading FRA Proposes Additional Exclusions to Environmental Procedures

“Gateway” Project Gains Traction

June 14, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Expansion Projects

Increasingly, transportation experts and politicians are getting behind a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel plan, the so-called Gateway project, according to Steve Strunsky, reporting… Continue Reading “Gateway” Project Gains Traction

June 14: PATH Closure Ends at 7 p.m.

June 14, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Service Disruptions

Conditions were returning to normal at about 7 p.m. on June 14, as PATH service to World Trade Center resumed following President Obama’s… Continue Reading June 14: PATH Closure Ends at 7 p.m.

MTA Chair Lhota Champions Cooperation

June 14, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Penn Station (New York)

Quoted on radio station WNYC (June 14), New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair Joseph Lhota says that there are solutions to the capacity… Continue Reading MTA Chair Lhota Champions Cooperation

River Line Repairs Enter Final Stage

June 13, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Light Rail

In August 2011, Hurricane Irene struck the New Jersey area. One of the casualties was the River Line light rail of NJ Transit,… Continue Reading River Line Repairs Enter Final Stage

New Bike Policy: NJT Gives Back, Takes Away

June 13, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Service Cuts & Restorations

Several months ago, NJ Transit modified its bicycle-on-board-trains policy to prohibit use of bicycles at stations that do not have high-level platforms; this… Continue Reading New Bike Policy: NJT Gives Back, Takes Away

NJT Adjusts Bikes-on-Trains Policy

June 13, 2012

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Donald Winship

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Schedules & Service

This article is from Railway Age, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Lackawanna Coalition Calling it a “newly relaxed Bike… Continue Reading NJT Adjusts Bikes-on-Trains Policy

Month: June 2012

Toll Collection: Not Free

No-Transit Tappan Zee Controversy Continues

FRA Proposes Additional Exclusions to Environmental Procedures

“Gateway” Project Gains Traction

June 14: PATH Closure Ends at 7 p.m.

MTA Chair Lhota Champions Cooperation

River Line Repairs Enter Final Stage

New Bike Policy: NJT Gives Back, Takes Away

NJT Adjusts Bikes-on-Trains Policy

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