The looming bankruptcy of New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund has long been the unaddressed 800-pound gorilla climbing up the side of NJ’s statehouse. The main funding source for state transportation projects could run out of money by 2011, but hasn’t been an issue in the gubernatorial race. Until now. With less than a month before [...]
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The Route 49/55 interchange in Millville. In a shining example of good government, NJDOT listened and responded to Millville and Cumberland County residents and elected officials opposed to a project which would have widened Route 49 by lengthening the Route 55 exit ramps. The $28 million project was announced in April by Gov. Corzine, but fears [...] In parts of Newark, walking to and from school can mean dealing with unsafe traffic, violent crime, and a general lack of infrastructure. Many communities that receive federal Safe Routes to School grants are looking to encourage more students to walk and bike to school through programs like the “walking school bus.” However, in urban [...] The TTF is New Jersey's main source of funding for transportation capital projects. As MTR has previously lamented, the main pot of money that feeds New Jersey’s transportation capital program, the Transportation Trust Fund, is expected to dry up by summer 2012. At the TransAction conference in May, a Transportation Trust Fund Authority board member cautioned [...] High school students in the Newark Youth Leadership Project were asked if they knew someone who had been hit by a vehicle. This was their response. “Who in this room personally knows someone who has been hit by a car?” Tri-State’s Zoe Baldwin asked a classroom of the 45 high school students interning as part [...] The approximate locations of NJ Transit's major bus projects. (Springfield Ave. GoBus is already running; the others are being implemented or studied.) 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 [...] Parts of Newark are close to light rail but not commuter rail stations. 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 [...] 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 [...] Woodlynne's grant will fund improvements to Ferry Ave., where a PATCO Speedline station is located. 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 [...] 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. Orange's revitalization plan proposes creating a plaza [...] |
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