Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Frank Lautenberg

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Rail Champion, Dies at 89

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 3, 2013 | 1 Comment

It’s a sad day for Amtrak. New Jersey Democrat Frank Lautenberg has died. Lautenberg was a passionate champion of Amtrak and rail travel in general. Just a few months ago, he pledged that “improving passenger and high-speed rail service in America and on the Northeast Corridor is a top priority” for him. Having battled stomach cancer, muscle […]

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Rail Promoter, Announces Retirement

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 14, 2013 | 2 Comments

Yesterday afternoon, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that Frank Lautenberg would return as chair of the committee’s Surface Transportation, & Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, & Security Subcommittee. This afternoon at 2:00 p.m., Lautenberg issued a statement that “improving passenger and high-speed rail service in America and on the Northeast Corridor is […]

NJ Senator Lautenberg Introduces Bill to Limit Bridge and Tunnel Tolls

By Tanya Snyder and Ben Fried | Dec 16, 2011 | 5 Comments

Last summer, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey raised EZPass tolls from $8 to cross a bridge into the city during peak hours to $9.50, with planned increases to $12.50 in a few years (cash tolls are increasing somewhat more). Tolls for five-axle trucks will rise as high as $125. The hikes […]