Comments on: 2008 NJ Year in Review: The Year of the Megaprojects http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/06/2008-nj-year-in-review-the-year-of-the-megaprojects/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:58:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nathanael http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/06/2008-nj-year-in-review-the-year-of-the-megaprojects/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Nathanael Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:00:33 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2701#comment-939 The Lackawanna Cutoff project is a good idea. The one station they're currently building is very questionable. If they just built the line straight to Pennsylvania, however, it would definitely prevent sprawl and reduce GHG emissions. The trouble is that it's an intercity -- and tri-state! -- rail project, disguised as something smaller. It's really "Phase I of Intercity Rail to Scranton", which is definitely a good thing. The Lackawanna Cutoff project is a good idea. The one station they’re currently building is very questionable. If they just built the line straight to Pennsylvania, however, it would definitely prevent sprawl and reduce GHG emissions.

The trouble is that it’s an intercity — and tri-state! — rail project, disguised as something smaller. It’s really “Phase I of Intercity Rail to Scranton”, which is definitely a good thing.

]]> By: Boris http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/06/2008-nj-year-in-review-the-year-of-the-megaprojects/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Boris Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:14:11 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2701#comment-936 I don't see how the Lackawanna Cutoff rail project can be a negative. It is land policy that will determine if there will be sprawl or not. The presence of a rail line has little to do with it. Moreover, once the whole project is funded and built (and hopefully expanded with high-speed Amtrak service), the need for some stations may remain very low. If the locals don't want the new station, they should lobby for trains to skip it. That will benefit the majority of riders, who won't be originating at that station. I don’t see how the Lackawanna Cutoff rail project can be a negative. It is land policy that will determine if there will be sprawl or not. The presence of a rail line has little to do with it. Moreover, once the whole project is funded and built (and hopefully expanded with high-speed Amtrak service), the need for some stations may remain very low.

If the locals don’t want the new station, they should lobby for trains to skip it. That will benefit the majority of riders, who won’t be originating at that station.

]]> By: NY, NJ, CT Stimulus Wish Lists: Reasonable, Disappointing, Secret « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/06/2008-nj-year-in-review-the-year-of-the-megaprojects/comment-page-1/#comment-937 NY, NJ, CT Stimulus Wish Lists: Reasonable, Disappointing, Secret « Mobilizing the Region Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:07:22 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2701#comment-937 [...] the list has some troubling pieces that reinforce TSTC’s concerns that the state’s transportation policy may be backsliding. For example, while NJDOT’s [...] [...] the list has some troubling pieces that reinforce TSTC’s concerns that the state’s transportation policy may be backsliding. For example, while NJDOT’s [...]

]]> By: NY Political Addict http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/06/2008-nj-year-in-review-the-year-of-the-megaprojects/comment-page-1/#comment-938 NY Political Addict Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:34:49 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2701#comment-938 You left out one additional transit megaproject -- the Portal bridge replacement. This project will improve reliability and increase capacity on the Northeast Corridor. You left out one additional transit megaproject — the Portal bridge replacement. This project will improve reliability and increase capacity on the Northeast Corridor.

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