Dear friends of Regional Rail:
The next regular monthly meeting of the Regional Rail Working Group will
be:
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 6-8pm (meeting will start
promptly at 6pm)
Conference Room, NYPD Downtown Center 104 Washington Street
(just north of Rector Street), Lower Manhattan.
Agenda items for Wednesday's meeting will include a quick update on each of
these key initiatives:
1. Penn Station-Grand Central connection
2. Upper Level Loop Alternative for LIRR East Side Access
3. Rockaway Cut-off - one-seat ride Midtown Manhattan-JFK Airport
4. Lower Manhattan Access
5. Regional Rail Freight plan
6. Intercity rail issues
The key agenda item will be to continue to refine an "Action Plan" for
frequent service, integrated fares and thru-running at Penn Station.
The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for
converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system, with
fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares. The group also
considers changes to rapid transit and light rail transit
that are "regional"
in scale.
Regional Rail issues are discussed on our website:
www.rrwg.org
The working Group includes:
Empire State Passengers Association
NJ Association of Railroad
Passengers
Lackawanna Coalition
Five Towns Rural Transit, Inc.
Committee for Better Transit
Institute
for Rational Urban Mobility
Plan to attend the next meeting on December 13, 2006.
George Haikalis
Chair, Regional Rail Working Group
One
Washington Square Village, Apt. 5D
New York, NY 10012 phone:
212-475-3394 fax:212-475-5051
