Why is it that when “transportation advocates” discuss their vision for transportation in the metropolitan region, rarely are those who rely on motor vehicles for business, or simply live too far from mass transit, included? At a July 6 press conference, using the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) recent struggles as a backdrop, a group of […]
New Law Ends Shakedown of Motorists for Dismissed Traffic Tickets
“People who have had their traffic violations dismissed and yet are still being forced to pay additional fees are nothing but victims of an illegal shakedown” said New York State Senator Tony Avella in a press conference on January 4th with Assembly Member Michael G. DenDekker celebrating the passage of their Fines and Forfeitures Bill […]
Cut Daytime Truck Deliveries; City Councilman Asks For Traffic Study
Blaming traffic congestion on delivery trucks, City Councilman Mark Levine introduced a bill on December 16, 2015 to require the New York City Department of Transportation to study the issue. Among other things the traffic study is to consider implementing measures to reduce daytime truck deliveries. The study would be conducted on streets in Manhattan […]
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Releases 2016 Budget and Toll Hike
Toll hike increases have taken effect on all Hudson River crossings creating some of the most expensive tolls in the country. A typical five-axle tractor-trailer will now pay $105 in the cash toll, $95 using E-ZPass during peak hours, and $85 using E-ZPass during off peak hours. A typical three axle truck will now pay $42 in the […]
The Highway Bill and You
Huge, huge news this week. In a bi-partisan negotiation between the House and Senate, Congress passed a five year fully funded highway bill. Known as the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the $305 billion bill does not index the gas tax meaning that although FAST is fully funded, it is still done so in […]