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NJ Transit advanced a plan to extend Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to Englewood last week. | Photo: The Jersey Journal “If Tenafly doesn’t want it, that’s OK. We’ll take it!” That was New Jersey Assemblyman Gordon Johnson’s reaction when the New Jersey Transit (NJT) Board of Directors voted to approve the study of a modified alternative [...] Late last week, the City of Hoboken announced its plan to partner with E3Think, Bike And Roll and Social Bicycles (SoBi) to launch the nation’s first hybrid bike rental and bike share program. Hoboken is pursuing a “Smart-Lock” hybrid bike share program. Source: Inventropolis.com The program will be comprised of traditional bike rentals, [...] Left: Route 35′s current roadway configuration at Route 528/Herbert Street. Right: The same intersection, re-striped to include sidewalks, highly-visible crosswalks and bike lanes. | Image: John Boyle/Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently received $75.9 million in federal funding to rebuild 12.5 miles of Route 35 in Ocean County [...] NJ Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson | Photo: The Record “The future is going to happen.” That was NJDOT Commissioner Jim Simpson’s response when asked how New Jersey is going to fund transportation in the years following the expiration of Governor Christie’s 5-Year Capital Program. “About a year to 18 months before the end of the program [...] You will be hard pressed to find someone in New Jersey who would disagree that the state’s transportation infrastructure has not kept up with the pace of development. And this certainly couldn’t be more true in Bergen County, New Jersey’s most populous county, which covers 247 square miles and has a population of [...] Christie outlined his “Pay-As-You-Go” transportation funding plan in 2011, but instead of being used for the NJDOT Capital Program, some has been shifted to the general fund. | Photo: Office of the Governor Just like last year, and the year before that, New Jersey is using fiscal gimmicks to meet the state’s funding obligations to [...] Sidewalks along Park Place are treacherous to navigate, becoming so narrow to a degree that they practically disappear. | Photo: Janna Chernetz Ideally, crosswalks in an urban center should be the more visible international style (also known as a “zebra” or “ladder” crosswalk) and should include accessible curb ramps. | Photo: Janna [...] Implementing Complete Streets measures like sidewalks and bike lanes on roads and bridges can improve resiliency. | Photo: Asbury Park Press A December 2011 report from Transportation for America indicated that over 10 million drivers cross structurally deficient bridges in New Jersey every day. In 2010, NJDOT released a report showing that half of New Jersey’s roads [...] The New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition, in partnership with the Voorhees Transportation Center, will be hosting the 4th Annual New Jersey Bike & Walk Summit on Saturday, February 23 at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. This year’s summit is expected to be twice the size of the 2012 [...] |
 
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