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A national freight program could help pay for port and rail projects that are central to the region's economy. Photo of Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal by Albert E. Theberge/NOAA. [Update: On Wednesday, the Senate's Commerce Committee voted to include much of the FREIGHT Act in its portion of the Senate's transportation reauthorization bill. More [...] It’s been five years since NYC passed a landmark Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) to alleviate the burden of garbage disposal in low-income communities and communities of color throughout the five boroughs, but most of the plan’s benefits have yet to materialize. Implementation of the SWMP, which was passed by the NYC Council in [...] Off-peak deliveries can be done more quickly, saving time for carriers and businesses, and reducing street and sidewalk congestion for everyone. A trial program to get NYC businesses to move truck deliveries to night and early morning hours has had promising results, as the city makes a bigger effort to tackle the issues of freight [...] Last week Senators Lautenberg (D-NJ), Murray (D-WA) and Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the country’s first comprehensive freight bill that would fill the current policy vacuum surrounding federal investment in freight and port transportation projects. Freight Act of 2010 would establish a first ever national multimodal freight plan. The “Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance [...]
The bulk of New York's high-speed rail funds will be used for improvements on the Empire Corridor (in red), which connects Buffalo with other upstate population centers and New York City. (Click to view more details.) In April, New York’s plan for high-speed rail through upstate appeared in jeopardy after [...] A new barge-to-rail facility would be built in an industrial section of Jersey City. After Governor Christie publicly called on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to build a barge-to-rail facility at Greenville Yard in Jersey City yesterday, the agency’s board of directors approved the move at their monthly meeting [...] OUTRAGE has previously helped organize truck enforcement crackdowns. OUTRAGE, a local group advocating to reduce community impacts of truck traffic in North Brooklyn, is organizing a survey to document truck traffic in Williamsburg and Greenpoint and needs volunteers. OUTRAGE, which stands for Organizations United for Trash Reduction And Garbage Equity, conducted a similar [...] The Brooklyn communities of Greenpoint and Williamsburg deal with some of the worst truck traffic in New York City and are calling on Mayor Bloomberg to do more about it. Brooklyn Community Board 1 recently sent a letter to the Mayor asking him to improve truck traffic management and enforcement by directing “all city [...] 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 [...] |
 
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