Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

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  • Congestion Pricing Comes to Manhattan

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    David Peter Alan

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    The toll was first collected on January 5, after a number of court cases in 3 U.S. District courts allowed it to proceed. The base rate is $9.00 for passenger automobiles starting at 5:00 a.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. on weekends, until 9:00 p.m. daily. The night rate is $2.25, and there is a…

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  • Hearings on N.Y.C. Congestion Pricing

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    Webweaver

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    Congestion-pricing hearings are being planned from midSeptember to midOctober, all virtual:  The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) today announced they will hold 13 public meetings between Thursday, Sept. 23, and Wednesday, Oct. 13, on the proposed Central Business District…

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  • Tunnel Cancellation, “Bridgegate” Form Pattern: Report

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    John Bobsin

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    An extensive report on radio station WNYC (January 17) by Andrea Bernstein explores a number of events involving Port Authority budgets instigated by the New Jersey appointees on the Port Authority, notably Bill Baroni and David Wildstein. The report says that the decision by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to kill the ARC trans-Hudson rail tunnel several years…

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  • NJT Drastically Raises Rail Fares

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    Donald Winship

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    The New Jersey Transit Board of Directors voted to raise peak-hour and commuter-rail fares, as well as interstate bus fares, by 25%.  Off-peak rail fares will be increased by 47%, although some will increase by as much as 64%.  There wil also be some cuts in rail service, including several trains on the M&E and…

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