12/6/98
1		Double-track LIRR lines in Suffolk Co.
2		Widen Roadways:
		1) NYS 112, 4 lanes, Rte 25- 25A
		2) NYS 111, 4 lanes, Rte. 27A-25/25A
		3) NYS 25, 4 lanes, Patchogue-Mt. Sinai Rd. Interch. - Old Country Rd. (SCR 58)
		4) NYS 25, 4 lanes, NYS 111-NYS347
		5) NYS 25A, 4 lanes, NYS 112-NYS 347
		6) NYS 25A, 4 lanes, Setauket-Port Jefferson Bypass -Stoneybrook Sta.
		7) SCR 11, 4 lanes, NYS 108- Sunken Meadow Pkwy
		8) SCR 16, complete missing widening sections
		9) SCR 104, to SCR 105
		10) SCR 50, NYS 109-NYS 27A
		11) SCR 98, entire length
		12) SCR 80, 4 lanes, SCR 46 - Eastport
		13) SCR 80, 2 lanes, left turn lanes, B'way Ave. - SCR 97
		14) SCR 85, 4 lanes + LTLs, B'way Ave. - SCR 97
		15) SCR 4, 4 lanes, returned to Edgewood St. Hospital
		16) NYS 27, 6 lanes east of Phyliss Drive
		17) SCR 100, 4 lanes + LTLs, west of SCR 100
		18) SCR 18, 4 lanes + LTLs, Sagtikos Pkwy-SCR 4
		19) SCR 17, 4 lanes + LTLs, SSP - NYS 27A; NYIT-NYS 111/495
		20) NYS 25A, 4 lanes, Rocky Point Bypass
		21) NYS 25A, 4 lanes, SCR 46-NYS 25
		22) NYS 24, 4 lanes + LTLs, NYS 109-110
3		Build New Roads
		1) Wantagh Pkwy Extension to LIE
		2) Bethpage Pkwy Extension , south to NYS 27, north to NSP or NYS 25 or Caumsett St. Pk.
		3) SOBE Extension, south to WSP, north to Bayville-Rye (Long Island Sound) Bridge
		4) Democratic Point Pkwy, Moses St. Pk. - Prop. Parking Area 1.
		5) Yaphank Bypass ( SCR 8)
		6) Sills Rd. Extension (SCR 8)
		7) LIE Extension
		8) NYS 27 Extension
		9) Setauket-Port Jefferson Bypass (NYS 25A)
		10) Center Dr. Spur (SCR 103) E. Moriches -Riverhead Rd. (SCR 5) - LIE
		11) Corum Bypass (NYS 25), NYS 112 - Winfield Davis Rd.
		12) SCR 111 east to Westhampton Beach, west from NYS 495 -NYS 25A
		13) NYS 347, NYS 454 - LIE
		14) W Floyd Pkwy Ext., SCR 46, NYS 25A -Wading River-New Haven Ferry
4		Build New Bridges
		1) Bayville-Rye Bridge
		2) East Marion-Old Saybrook Bridge
		3) Southbound two lane Smith's Point Drawbridge
		4) Northbound two lane Robert Moses Bridge
		5) Third lane on two lane section of Robert Moses Twin Causeway
		6) North Haven-Shelter Island Bridge (four lanes wide)
		Pedestrian Bridge Locations
		1) Nicoll's Road (S.C.R. #97)
		a) Purick Street
		2) N.Y.S. Rt. 112
		a) At Coran Social Services Building
		3) William Floyd Parkway (S.C.R. #46)
		a) Between Roberts Road and the Green
		4) N.Y.S. Rt. 347
		a) Smithtown Greenbelt Trail
		b) Terryville Road
		5) N.Y.S. Rt. 454
		a) Islip Greenbelt Trail
		6) Suffolk County Road #2
		a) At proposed L.I.R.R. Bridge and Wyandanch Station
		7) Suffolk County Road #83
		a) Between I-495 and S.C.R. #16, in Farmingville
		Bridges that should be widened
		1) N.Y.S. Rt. 110; on-and-off ramp lanes from N.Y.S. Rt. 109
		interchange over Babylon-Farmingbille line of the Long Island
		Railroad
		2) Suffolk County Road #97; on-and-off ramp lanes between Union
		Avenue, and Furrows Road
		3) Suffolk County Road #97; Reserved areas from proposed
		third lanes on current and future bridges
		4) Robert Moses Causeway; Third lane on two-lane wide bridge
		5) Long Island Expressway (I-495) All bridges that interfere with
		easy access to and from access ramps.
		Long Island Railroad Eliminate Grade Crossings
		1) Main line; from Merillin Avenue Station to Central Islip
		Station at Pond Road in Lakeland and Morches-Middle Island Road
		2) Montauk Line; From Babylon Station through Eastport Station and from Old Riverhead Road (S.C.R. #31), to East Tiana Road
		3) Port Jefferson Line; From Hicksville Station to Northport Station, andall streets east of Port Jefferson Station if you decide to re-extend the line to Wading River or Calverton
		4) West Hempstead Line; All Crossings that haven't been eliminated
		5) Oyster Bay Line: From Mineola Station to Albertson Station, and possible from locust Valley Station to Mill Neck Station.
		6) Port Washington Line; All Crossings that haven't been eliminated
		7) Long Beach Line; From Island Park Station through Center Avenue Station
		8) Far Rockaway Line; Virtually all Crossings that haven't been eliminated yet.
		9) Hempstead Line; All Crossings that haven't been eliminated
		NYSDOT Limited Access Highways
		1) N.Y.S. Rt. 27 - from N.Y.S. Rt. 109 to Belt Parkway
		2) N.Y.S. Rt. 454 - from sunrise Highway to Suffolk Avenue
		3) N.Y.S. Rt. 25 - between Commack Road (S.C.R. #4) and N.Y.S. Rt. 454
		4) N.Y.S. Rt. 25A along the Setauket Port Jefferson Bypass
		5) N.Y.S. Rt. 110 - between N.Y.S. Rt. 25 and Old Walt Whitman Road south of schwab Road, and near S.U.N.Y. at Farmingdale
		6) N.Y.S. Rt. 878 - from Atlantic Beach Bridge to Rockaway Turnpike at Farmers Boulevard
		7) N.Y.S. Rt. 347 - from N.Y.S. Rt. 25A in Mount Sinai through N.Y.S. RTE. 454in Hauppauge, preferably to interstate 495 between exits 55 and 56
		8) N.Y.S. Rt. 454 - from Northern State Parkway through Lincoln Blvd.
		Suffolk County limited access highways
		1) Nicoll's Road (S.C.R. #97) from Sunrise Highway (N.Y.S. Rt. 27) to
		Nesconset Highway (N.Y.S. Rt. 347), and again at Stony Brook University
		2) Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road (S.C.R. 83) from south Bicycle path to New York State Route 25A
		3) Cross River Road (S.C.R. 105) from Anogue Riverhead Road (S.C.R. 104)to Riverhead-Hampton Bays Turnpike (N.Y.S. Rt. 24), and again from Hubbard Avenue, to Sound Avenue, except at Union Avenue.
		4) Middle Road (Suffolk County Road #48) from Sound Avenue to Main Street (N.Y.S. Rt. 25)
		5) Patchogue-Yaphawk Road (S.C.R. #101) from Horse Block Road (S.C.R.#16)through Southaven Avenue
		6) Woodside Avenue (S.C.R. #99) from Horse Block Road (S.C.R. #16) to Station Road, except at South Village Drive.
		State Rouring Routes that Should be Extended
		1) New York State Route 101 would be extended from Route 25A in Flower Hill to Exit 36 on the Long Island Expressway.
		2) New York State Route 102 should be extended from Williams Street in Hempstead to Route 24 and Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead.
		3) New York State Route 105 should be extended from Route 106 in North Bellmore to Route 102 in Hempstead.
		4) New York State Route 106 should be extended from Route 105 in North Bellmore to Merrick Road in Bellmore.
		5) New York State Route 108 should be extended from Pulaski Road (S.C.R. #11) in Cold Spring Harbor Station to Route 25 in Woodbury.
		6) New York State Route 878 should be turned into a REAL expressway from Seagit Boulevard at the Atlantic Beach Bridge to the New York City Line(and as far as I'm concerned, all the way to Manhattan.)
		7) New York State Route 27 should be turned into an expressway from the New York City Line through the Suffolk County Line.
		8) New York State Route 135 should be extended south from Merrick Blvd. to Wantagh State Parkway in Seaford, and north from N.Y.S. Route 25 in Syosset to Interstate 95 and 287 in Rye.
		9)New York State Route 112 from Mallick Avenue (N.Y.S. Route 25 A) to east and west Broadways in Port Jefferson.
		10) Interstate 495 from Old Country Road (S.C.R. #58) to Sound Avenue and Middle Road (S.C.R. #48).
		Southern State Parkway Improvements
		1) Exit 20; Realignment of westbound lane between Milburn Avenue and Baldwin Road, and eastbound lane near Coes Neck Boulevard. Also, redesigning of west-to northbound ramp. See my 6/7/97 letter for details.
		2) Exit 23; Elimination of Meadowbrook Road interchange with exit and entrance ramp lanes between Merrick Road and Meadowbrood Parkway connected.
		3) Exits 24-28A; Subtracting one number from each interchange, since there would no longer be an exit 23 at Meadowbrook Road.
		4) Exit 24N, Westbound; Rerouting west-to northbound ramp to Jerusalem Avenue (proposed N.Y.S. Route 105) similar to those at Exit 42.
		5) Exit 28A-S: Realignment of two ramps beneath Seaman's Neck Road, and two loop ramps with better curves.
		6) Exit 34; Suffolk County Road #28 Plaques added to exit signs.
		7) Exit 38; Change background of exit signs from green to brown, since this exit is nothing more than a park entrance.
		8) Exit 41; Suffolk County Road #57 plaques added to exit signs.
		9) Exit 41A; Relocation of east bound lane, redirecting of off ramp from left; to right, and extension of on ramps from both Sagtikos State Parkway and Robert Moses Causeway. See my 6/20/94 letter for details.
		10) Exit 43; Redesigning ramps in a similar fashion to Exit 42.
		Build New Interchanges
		58 locations, on State & County Routes
		New Ferry Routes
		1) Wading River N.Y. (via Wm. Floyd Parkway Exit (S.C.R. #46) to New Haven Connecticut.
		2) Long Beach N.Y. (or vicinity) , to Long Branch, New Jersey.
		3) Montauk Harbor (via Star Island) to anywhere between New London, Connecticut, and Watch Hill Rhode Island.
		4) Shelter Island to Greenport at Main Road & Main Street corner, northbound only.
	1/7/98
		1) Revive the Dial-a-Bus project. Bus service must be made more
		accessible; place the bus a reasonable walking distance from the
		person's home to where they board. Revive the Dial-a-Bus project.
	1/8/98
		1) Have more signs on our roads
		2) Require driving tests and eye exams annually after 62 years old.
		3) All parkways should have a minimum of three lanes.
		4) Post compass directions on all edit signs.
		5) Place multi-QIT listings on signs.
		6) Have large signs with the street name above intersections.
		7) Build a turn or on bridge access L.I. Sound to connections.
		8) Eliminate the HOV Lane and turn it into two regular traffic lanes. Do not allow trucks in these two left lanes.
		9) Continue the widening of No Parkway to 135 and extend to Route 110 with all three lanes.
	1/10/98
		1) Reconstruct SSP Interchanges:
		a) Southern State/Meadowbrook
		b) Southern State/Cross Island
		c) Southern State/Route 135
		2) Place signs ahead of major intersections naming the crossing road,
		also have signs hanging next to the traffic lights naming the crossing road.
		3) The HOV lanes should have their own exit and entrance ramps,
		4) Have HOV lanes on freeway entrance ramps, allowing HOVs to speed past single occupant vehicles.
		5) Add LIRR express service to those branches which hardly have any.
	1/23/98
		1) Use of parking lots at Belmont and Aqueduct race tracks for commute parking as is done with great success at Shea Stadium.
		2) An entirely new signaling system for the LIRR would allow reduced headway.
		so that more trains could be scheduled as well as avoiding the signaling delays which occur with great frequency on rainy days.
		3) Allow shorter, more frequent trains during the non-peak hours.
		4) Freight could be routed through existing tunnels and Penn Station during the night and perhaps during the non-peak hours of the day. This would require dual-electric locomotives.
		Require extension of the third rail through the tunnel to New Jersey and some to New Jersey and some additional third rails in the freight portion of the Sunnyside yards
		If connections were made at the Sunnyside Yards and at Shea Stadium between the No. 7 line and the Port Washington Branch of the LIRR to allow reverse direction peak hours subway.
		5) Reduced tolls for off-peak hours.
		6) Reduced tolls for weekend use. Reduced tolls should be available only to EZ-Pass users.
	2/10/98
		Suffolk County
		1) Create a trial period in which the HOV lane is integrated into a fourth lane of highway with which there are no restrictions.
		2) Raise the speed limit on the LIE.
		3) It may be to the advantage of both Suffolk and Nassau Counties to work out a deal with LIRR to reduce the price of ticket fares of those Suffolk residents traveling a minimal distance on the LIRR.
	2/6/98
		1) Drop the undesirable HOV - Car Pooling Syndrome and get on with the business of improving the quality of life for travelers by finding innovative means of traveling and by improving the general traffic flow-by improving both the existing roads and rail
		2) Implement express lanes no HOV lanes
		3) Design better highway entrances and exits. We need longer runouts.
		4) Provide better traffic light control, especially in vicinity of exits from the LIE and on LIE Service road, and better traffic advisories.
		5) Create better parking at work and shopping destinations, coupled with new People-Movers to enable more flexible and easier transit at business and shopping terminal areas. Design People Movers which enable people to easily and securely transport their
		6) Get rid of excessive, politically correct environmental inspections which are expensive and inconvenient. Instead force the design of better vehicles to cut pollution. Inspect solely for safety reasons including Brakes, Steering and Lights etc.
	2/6/98
		7) Explore the use of automated highways to obtain higher speed and better
		8) Make better use of shoulder lanes, especially in rush hour times. (Add bridge shoulder lanes on LIE in area of exit 60 for example.)
		9) Decouple truck and car traffic where possible.
		10) Be careful where ending lanes. For example, eastbound on LIE where both the HOV and shoulder lane ends and we go from 5 lanes to 3 lanes.
		11) Implement better scheduling and coordination of road repairs, etc.
		12) Consider amphibious travel on L.I. Sound and Great South Bay to cut east-west auto traffic.
		13) Improve scheduling of Truck traffic so that it doesn't coincide with rush hours.
		14) New Rail Freight Terminals:
		a) Add a series of four new rail freight terminal to cut east-west trucking on both LIE and a proposed new Southern Island Expressway (SIE). One in Mid Nassau, at Old Grumman Airport Rail station
		b) One in Suffolk at Ronkonkoma-Holbrook Rail Station.
		15) New Highways Construction:
		a) Create a new Southern Island (Truck compatible) Expressway (SIE) from Suffolk, through Nassau and continue through Queens and Brooklyn. This new
		SIE would include an upgraded, limited access, Sunrise Highway in Nassau County, plus a new Queens Brooklyn continuation using either or both:
		1. the right-of ways of Southern State Parkway, Conduit Avenue, Linden Blvd.
		2. The right-of-ways of Southern State Parkway, Conduit Avenue Linden Blvd. and Fort Hamilton Parkway to Verrazano Bridge.
		b) Add new north-south, perpendicular to LIE and SIE, Truck compatible high speed capability
		1. One Modified Road - Upgrade Cross Island Parkway (or limited-access auto and truck traffic, to proposed new rail terminal at Douglaston.
		2. One Modified Road-Upgrade Smithtown Avenue (or extend Nicholls Road) to limited access north-south auto and truck road to tie to proposed new Rail Terminal at MacArthur Airport-Ronkokoma Rail Station.
		c) Add upgrade to Route 112 to make it a North-South high speed limited access highway
		d) Consider building a new 6 lane Floating Bridge to Connecticut, tying to William Floyd Parkway in Suffolk.
		16) Add "coordinated" water-access ramps to highways to enable amphibian travel across Long Island Sound.
		For example:
		1. Glen Cove Road to a ramp in Glen Cove
		2. South Oyster Bay Expressway to a ramp in Oyster Bay
		3. Sagtikos Parkway to a ramp at Sunken Meadow
		4. William Floyd Parkway to a ramp in Wading River
		5. Route 112 to a ramp in Port Jefferson
		6. LIE to a ramp in Mattituck or Greenport
	4/20/98	x
		1) Upgrade Meadowbrook Parkway/Southern Parkway interchange.
		2) Implement odd/even days driving or one in five don't drive.
		3) Implement cargo by rail and move freight at night on LIRR..
		4) Keep school buses off Southern Parkway.
		5) Many streets need their 30 mph raised to 40 or 45 mph.
		6) Improve street signs.
		7) Provide bus service on the LIE with parking at major roads.
		8) Build monorail on the LIE
		9) Provide county or Township buses for seniors.