Just Another Seven Days in the Garden State
In numerology, the number seven is “the seeker, the thinker, the searcher of the Truth… seven doesn’t take anything at face value.” If you’ve been following transportation news in New Jersey, you probably shouldn’t either. The last seven days have been packed with the passage of new legislation, new developments surrounding the deadly crash at Hoboken Terminal, […]
Wednesday Winners (& Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. WINNERS New York Assemblymember Jim Brennan — Assemblymember Brennan penned a letter with 35 other state lawmakers asking Governor Cuomo to “make good on [his] promise” to contribute $7.3 billion to the MTA capital program. New York […]
Washington Street Redesign is the Next Step for a Bike-Friendly Hoboken
With the launch of its own bike-share system last October, Hoboken took a huge step towards becoming a truly bike-friendly city. And now it’s preparing to take the next leap: redesigning Washington Street, a dangerous and highly-trafficked corridor, to better accommodate people on foot and on bikes. Washington Street is home to Hoboken City Hall, numerous businesses and residences, […]
Wednesday Winners (& Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. WINNERS New Yorkers — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (finally) reached an agreement on how to fund the MTA’s five-year capital program. Hoboken, NJ — The city launched the first phase of its long-awaited […]
NJ Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia to Introduce a Trio of Transit-Friendly Bills
In addition to legislation which would add transit riders as voting members to the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors, efforts continue in Trenton to provide commuters with a stronger voice. With a 9 percent fare hike scheduled to take effect next week, Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia announced his intent to introduce three NJ Transit-focused bills as soon as the next Assembly session: […]
Hudson County Still Waiting for Bike Share
Late last month, Together North Jersey circulated its latest report, Exploration of a Public Bike Share System in Hudson County, which examined the prospect of a regional bike share network between Hoboken, Jersey City and Weehawken. The report arrives 16 months after the three cities announced their own plan for such a system, which was slated […]
Revitalizing Sunrise Highway: WALC Recommendations
Sunrise Highway has long been a safety concern for residents of Nassau County, and the news that the New York State Department of Transportation was to focus on safety improvements along the notoriously dangerous roadway — which saw eight pedestrian deaths, 94 collisions involving motorists and pedestrians and 32 collisions involving motorists and bicyclists between 2010 and 2012 […]
Wednesday Winners (& Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. WINNERS New York City Council – The Council passed two important bills yesterday: one instituting a commuter tax benefit and another setting the city’s default speed limit to 25 mph. The Business Council of Fairfield County vice president […]
Hoboken and Weehawken Seeking Bike Share Input
Help improve bike access and mobility in Hoboken and Weehawken! Where would you like to see a bike share station: near your favorite restaurant, at a movie theater, in the park, in front of your office building? As the cities prepare to launch the first phase of a 300-bicycle joint bike share program this fall, […]
Hoboken Opens Its First Pedestrian Street
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday marked the opening of Garden Street Mews — Hoboken’s first pedestrian street, and only the second of its kind in New Jersey, according to the city. Mayor Dawn Zimmer was joined by president of Bijou Properties Larry Bijou, architect Dean Marcheto, Hudson County Freeholder Anthony Romano, and City Council members Beth Mason, Ravi Bhalla, […]