This Week in Transportation

June 17th, 2010 by Jay Corbalis

With affordable housing reform and budget negotiations in full swing in Trenton, transportation has taken a bit of a back seat in the media lately. However several recent articles, op-eds and editorials are a reminder that

there is a lot going on regarding transportation and transportation funding in New Jersey. And with the Transportation Trust Fund set to run out of money in a little over a year, it is likely that interest in the issue will only increase in the coming months.

Transportation Funding

• Editorial: Ads at toll plazas can help, but not fix, New Jersey’s transportation funding problem (Star-Ledger)
• Op-Ed: Let’s get creative to fund transportation in New Jersey (Star-Ledger)

ARC Tunnel

• Op-Ed: Why we should support ARC rail tunnel project (Bergen Record)
• Amtrak studying need for second Hudson rail tunnel (Star-Ledger)
• Blog Post: Feds Anxious Over ARC as NJ Funding Cliffhanger Continues (Mobilizing the Region)
• Blog Post: Could NJ’s Depleted Trust Fund Jeopardize Federal Funding for ARC? (Garden State Smart Growth)

NJ Transit Parking

• NJ Transit seeks legal advice on privatizing parking lots (Star-Ledger)
• NJ Transit hopes real estate deals generate $100m (Asbury Park Press)

Posted in Transit, Transit Oriented Development, Transportation, Transportation Funding

Tags: Transportation

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