An expansion of Newark’s GoBus service is only the first of many bus projects NJ Transit has in the works, TSTC learned after a recent meeting with agency staff. Statewide bus plans include projects on Route 9 in Monmouth County, Bergen and Passaic Counties, and Route 1 in Central NJ. But the agency faces several [...]
Last week, state legislators passed the New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009, an omnibus bill designed to stimulate private sector development and job growth while revitalizing urban hubs. Sponsored by Assembly Majority Leader Joe Roberts, A4048/S2299 expands the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit by broadening the definition of a “transit hub” to include light [...]
In May, Governor Corzine signed Executive Order 141 creating the Atlantic City Regional Implementation Group for Housing and Transportation (AC RIGHT), a task force designed to streamline land use and transportation planning in Atlantic City. Under the current system, these responsibilities are shared by 15 local, regional, and state bodies.
AC RIGHT’s stated goal is to [...]
In 2006, NJ pedestrians got a $74 million boost from Governor Corzine’s five-year statewide pedestrian safety initiative. Pedestrians in 15 communities will see some of the first improvements funded through the Safe Streets to Transit component of the program with the recent announcement of 2008-2009 grants for sidewalks, traffic calming, and other pedestrian improvements.
The announcement [...]
New Jersey announced the designation of its 20th transit village last week with the acceptance of the City of Orange’s revitalization plan. Now eligible for priority status for state funding, the City of Orange was awarded $100,000 as a part of its designation along with technical planning assistance.
NJDOT’s Transit Village program provides financial incentives to [...]
Albert Einstein once said that “Today’s problems cannot be solved if we still think the way we thought when we created them.” And at the eighth annual Smart Growth Awards, held this week, NJ Future honored the leaders working to change the way we think about land use and planning. Each year, NJ Future [...]
New Jersey’s Gubernatorial primary is on Tuesday, June 2. Tri-State took a look over the candidates’ websites and statements to the press to glean what, if any, thoughts they had on transportation. Below is a list of the candidates and their positions.
Republican Candidates:
Chris Christie, the former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, says that his administration [...]
A veritable who’s who of NJ transportation converged at the Tropicana in Atlantic City earlier this month for the 33rd annual TransAction Conference. Federal, state, regional and municipal transportation officials and advocates gathered in the gambling mecca to reflect on the year’s achievements, and look forward toward shifting national and state trends.
New at TransAction 2009 [...]
South Jersey got a few steps closer to a more integrated transportation network last week, when the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) and Gov. Corzine announced the preferred route for a proposed South Jersey light rail extension. The train line will run 18 miles from Camden to Glassboro alongside an existing Conrail freight line, connecting [...]
On February 27, 78-year-old cyclist Bent Rasmussen was killed in an incident involving a school bus in Sparta, NJ. Initially, police believed the bus’ side-view mirror hit Rasmussen, throwing him several feet and inflicting the fatal head injuries. Police now believe that the experienced cyclist “lost control of his bicycle as the bus was passing [...]
