Gov. Christie and New Jersey state legislators have been wrangling for weeks over the budget. Lawmakers passed their own budget on June 29 in an attempt to reverse some of the governor’s cuts. The next day, mere hours before the state constitutional deadline to pass a balanced budget and avoid a state government shutdown, Governor [...]
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[Update: Gov. Christie said on May 2 that the state would continue to fight the bill in federal administrative court. Federal officials said interest would begin accruing on the $271 million bill immediately.] When Gov. Christie canceled the Access to the Region’s Core rail tunnel between New Jersey and NYC, he not only set [...] Downtown Metuchen. Have New Jersey’s Transit Village program, and others designed to support walkable and transit-friendly downtowns, benefited you? New Jersey Future has begun collecting stories in support of smart growth programs which the state has placed on the chopping block. On NJ Future’s blog Garden State Smart Growth, Jay Corbalis reprints this [...] A study by the city of Hoboken found that nearly a third of buses (7 of 23) observed in a 40-minute period on the #126 route were too full to pick up passengers. As of last week, those who commute from Hoboken to Port Authority Bus Terminal via the 126 NJ Transit bus will have 5 [...] NJ's Safe Streets to Transit program has helped fund wider sidewalks in Hoboken (pictured) and cities and towns throughout the state. The hits just keep on coming in NJDOT’s planned fiscal year 2012 capital plan. Along with the defunding of Transit Villages and Centers of Place, the state also plans to short the [...] The Edison Light Transit shuttle will run its last routes this evening. Today is the last day for the Edison Light Transit Service, a shuttle which ran to and from the Edison Train Station. This shuttle operated Monday through Friday in the mornings and evenings, charging $1.50 per ride. Edison cited “reduced subsidies [...] At a recent transportation summit organized by the New Jersey Alliance for Action, Governor Christie said he was ready to invest in a rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York, but only if the project is a “good deal” for New Jersey taxpayers. This is a subjective promise considering his cancellation of the [...] Last year proved disastrous for New Jersey transit riders who were slapped with fare increases and cuts in service — not to mention Governor Chris Christie’s decision to put the kibosh on the Access to the Region’s Core tunnel. This year’s budget calls for increases in overall transportation and transit funding — specifically targeted [...] http://www.vimeo.com/19836629 In Streetfilms’ latest video, Tri-State’s Kate Slevin and NJ Future’s Pete Kasabach explain some of the factors behind the success of transit-oriented development in northern New Jersey. The film is the first in a multi-part series called Moving Beyond the Automobile. Areas like Jersey City and Hoboken are blessed with myriad transit options including [...] |
 
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