http://blog.tstc.org/2009/05/12/njdot-we-remain-committed-to-fix-it-first-policy/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:14:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://blog.tstc.org/2009/05/12/njdot-we-remain-committed-to-fix-it-first-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-2141 Streetsblog San Francisco » Senate to Take Up Mysterious ‘Jobs Bill’ — Is Infrastructure in the Mix? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:46:34 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4889#comment-2141 [...] "fix-it-first" rule for transportation spending is in place in only some states, such as New Jersey and Maryland, and was shot down during this year's stimulus [...] [...] "fix-it-first" rule for transportation spending is in place in only some states, such as New Jersey and Maryland, and was shot down during this year's stimulus [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2009/05/12/njdot-we-remain-committed-to-fix-it-first-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-2140 Streetsblog Capitol Hill » Senate to Take Up Mysterious ‘Jobs Bill’ — Is Infrastructure in the Mix? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:22:26 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4889#comment-2140 [...] "fix-it-first" rule for transportation spending is in place in only some states, such as New Jersey and Maryland, and was shot down during this year's stimulus [...] [...] "fix-it-first" rule for transportation spending is in place in only some states, such as New Jersey and Maryland, and was shot down during this year's stimulus [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2009/05/12/njdot-we-remain-committed-to-fix-it-first-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Report: Tri-States Spend Stimulus Wisely; Country Doesn’t « Mobilizing the Region Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:01 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4889#comment-1207 [...] history of fix-it-first policy and this year told MTR that it considers road expansion “a last resort.” (Notably, New Jersey was the only one of the three states that “flexed” STP [...] [...] history of fix-it-first policy and this year told MTR that it considers road expansion “a last resort.” (Notably, New Jersey was the only one of the three states that “flexed” STP [...]

]]> http://blog.tstc.org/2009/05/12/njdot-we-remain-committed-to-fix-it-first-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Ray Wed, 13 May 2009 01:05:00 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=4889#comment-1206 Ok fair enough. Yet one must wonder how many miles of existing diesel rail track could be converted to electric service for only a fraction of the $679 million dollars spent putting new asphalt down on road surfaces? Such investments in rail electrification would last 50-60 years; while road surfaces have to be repaved every 10-20. Roads just wear down too fast. Ok fair enough. Yet one must wonder how many miles of existing diesel rail track could be converted to electric service for only a fraction of the $679 million dollars spent putting new asphalt down on road surfaces? Such investments in rail electrification would last 50-60 years; while road surfaces have to be repaved every 10-20. Roads just wear down too fast.

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