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After a 25% increase in transit fares, NJ Transit fares will have increased by 68% since 2000. Over the last 28 years, transit fares have nearly tripled — while the gas tax has gone from 8 cents/gallon to 10.5. On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie released his 2010-11 budget, closing a strongly [...] The committee reported out a bill to direct ConnDOT to create a detailed plan for tolls. Tolls would have to be all-electronic, like the high-speed toll gantries on Houston's Westpark Tollway (above). Connecticut’s Joint Committee on Transportation reported several bills out of committee earlier this week, including a Tri-State supported bill to increase [...] A report released last month by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign named Atlantic Avenue the most dangerous road for pedestrians in Brooklyn with 9 deaths over the three years from 2006 to 2008. Nearby Fourth Avenue ranked third with 6 pedestrian fatalities in the same period. Both roads ranked among the most dangerous in the [...] A new report from the Regional Plan Association, written in cooperation with Tri-State Transportation Campaign and NJ Future, makes it clear that New Jersey’s ability to expand and maintain its transportation network is at risk. “Spiral of Debt: The Unsustainable Structure of New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund,” shows how the state Transportation Trust Fund, [...] The Pennsauken Transit Center (in light blue) would connect the Atlantic City Rail Line, River Line light rail, and local buses — all of which are facing cutbacks in service. On Friday, Vice President Biden and USDOT Secretary LaHood announced funding for 191 new Recovery Act transit projects in 42 states. Unfortunately, this [...] As NJ Transit announced last week, transit riders are facing a 25% fare increase and service cuts on every train line and on buses across the state. These measures are so drastic because Gov. Christie slashed state support for NJ Transit this year and plans to cut more next year, though he has [...] The Greenway's request would add off-road trail in an area that is unsafe for cyclists. [UPDATE: The Portal Bridge/East Coast Greenway hearing has been postponed again.] Two important New Jersey events that were snowed out last month have been rescheduled for the coming weeks. New Jersey Future’s 2010 Redevelopment Forum — one of [...] One of the Obama administration’s key transportation initiatives has been connecting land use and transportation planning to foster walkable communities instead of sprawl. Recent momentum for the effort has come from both Congress and the White House. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) has introduced the House version of Senator Dodd (D-CT)’s Livable Communities Act, while [...] New Jersey Transit riders are facing a 25% fare increase and service cuts on every train line and buses across the state, the agency said today. The agency is readying this proposal because Gov. Christie cut state support for NJ Transit by 11% this year and is expected to make more cuts next year. [...] |
 
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