Comments on: Tracking NJ's Great Leap Backwards: The Corzine Road Show http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/31/tracking-njs-great-leap-backwards-the-corzine-road-show/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:21:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/31/tracking-njs-great-leap-backwards-the-corzine-road-show/comment-page-1/#comment-224 John Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:25:34 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-224 Last week NJDOT announced a paltry 3 Million dollars for bicycle projects across the state. The dollar amounts are so small that most of the grants will only pay for a single of the projects forcing sponsors to apply again and again to finish them. Furthermore of the projects are also too small to have any significant impact on a modal shift towards bicycling. Compare that with 3 Billion for toll road expansion and a goal to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled. Last week NJDOT announced a paltry 3 Million dollars for bicycle projects across the state. The dollar amounts are so small that most of the grants will only pay for a single of the projects forcing sponsors to apply again and again to finish them. Furthermore of the projects are also too small to have any significant impact on a modal shift towards bicycling.

Compare that with 3 Billion for toll road expansion and a goal to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled.

]]> By: glennQ http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/31/tracking-njs-great-leap-backwards-the-corzine-road-show/comment-page-1/#comment-223 glennQ Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:31:23 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-223 I'm FAR from a fan of NJ's Gov, or his plan; but "Growth" includes the movement of goods, meterials and services where mass-transit is simply not an option. I think we need to make sure we remember how important it is to grow our economy so we can afford to invest in clean technologies. I’m FAR from a fan of NJ’s Gov, or his plan; but “Growth” includes the movement of goods, meterials and services where mass-transit is simply not an option.
I think we need to make sure we remember how important it is to grow our economy so we can afford to invest in clean technologies.

]]> By: vnm http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/31/tracking-njs-great-leap-backwards-the-corzine-road-show/comment-page-1/#comment-222 vnm Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:15:55 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-222 I hope the Campaign took the River Line to downtown Camden. That thing is great. I hope the Campaign took the River Line to downtown Camden. That thing is great.

]]> By: Scott Olson http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/31/tracking-njs-great-leap-backwards-the-corzine-road-show/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Scott Olson Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:10:49 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-221 Spot on the mark! Wider is NOT better! When you look at the foolish amount of pavement being added, and increases still "in the pipe" and compare it to money being spent in outlying counties to encourage or develop bus or rail transit patterns, I am amazed. What part of smart growth doesn't DOT get...oh yeah...the "smart" part! Thanks Zoe and TSTC - you guys rock! Spot on the mark! Wider is NOT better! When you look at the foolish amount of pavement being added, and increases still “in the pipe” and compare it to money being spent in outlying counties to encourage or develop bus or rail transit patterns, I am amazed. What part of smart growth doesn’t DOT get…oh yeah…the “smart” part!

Thanks Zoe and TSTC – you guys rock!

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