During his Thursday budget speech, Gov. Christie took aim at transit riders and said they should prepare for fare hikes and service increases — even though the governor listed NJ Transit as one of several programs that are being slashed even though they “actually have merit, and in most cases make sense.” But there were [...]
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February 16th, 2010 | Category: NJ Turnpike Authority | 4 comments
The buying power of New Jersey's 10.5 cents/gallon gas tax has eroded over the years. Note: In 2009, the tax was equivalent to 5.8 cents/gal in 1988 dollars. On Friday, NJ Governor Christie’s transition team released a sweeping review of state operations. Not surprisingly, nearly all of the key transportation issues facing the state have [...] Stories from 2009: (clockwise from right) NJ broke ground on the Access to the Region's Core tunnel; Chris Christie was elected governor; NJDOT will increase the percentage of its road budget going towards expansion in coming years; NJDOT increased funds for pedestrian and cycling infrastructure in the 2010 capital budget; the state broke ground [...] Residents of Grand Island (at left) and Staten Island can apply for discounted toll rates. A federal appeals court has ruled that a class-action lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of residency-based toll discounts should be judged on the merits. The plaintiffs in Selevan et al. v. NY Thruway Authority have challenged a toll discount program offered [...] by Kyle Wiswall
Maine took a second look at widening its Turnpike after traffic fell by over 3% from 2007 to 2008. In New Jersey, traffic on the Parkway and Turnpike was 5.6% lower in the first half of 2009 compared to the same period last year. Last month the state of Maine canceled a planned widening of [...] September 22nd, 2009 | Category: NJ Turnpike Authority | 4 comments
by Kyle Wiswall
Last week Tri-State issued a press release stating that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority had made a motion to sanction Tri-State in its suit over the Garden State Parkway widening, potentially leading to Tri-State paying thousands of dollars for NJTA’s legal fees. The request, accompanying a motion to dismiss the case, appeared to serve no [...] August 12th, 2009 | Category: NJ Turnpike Authority | One comment
by Kyle Wiswall
In a recent court filing, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority asked the NJ Appellate Division for sanctions against the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, which is suing the Authority and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection over the widening of 50 miles of the Garden State Parkway. The Campaign claims that the DEP should not have approved [...] The Tri-State Transportation Campaign continues to oppose the widening of the Garden State Parkway between exits 30 and 80 because the project will not relieve congestion and will create fewer jobs than projects that fix existing roads and bridges. The NJ Turnpike Authority’s own studies show that portions of the new Parkway lanes will [...] July 7th, 2009 | Category: NJ Turnpike Authority | One comment
by Kyle Wiswall
The area around Interchange 7 on the NJ Turnpike. The expansion of the New Jersey Turnpike from interchanges 6-9 will have plenty of impacts, from more cars on the road to loss of wetlands. In Bordentown Township, where officials and residents have opposed the Turnpike project, these impacts include the loss of 10 acres of [...] May 1st, 2009 | Category: NJ Turnpike Authority | 3 comments
by Kate Slevin
The NJ Turnpike Authority's projects are now illegal in two ways. On Friday, TSTC wrote to Governor Corzine stating that using federal Build America Bonds — authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — to pay for the expansion of the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway would violate federal law. The Build [...] |
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