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Life after ARC?
After weeks of speculation, Governor Christie finally pulled the plug on the ARC Tunnel today at a news conference at the Statehouse. New Jersey Future released the following statement this afternoon in response:
Statement by New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach
Regarding Today’s Announcement on the ARC […]
Source: NJ.com
Regular readers of this blog know that the ARC Tunnel, a vital rail link between NJ and NY, and the nation’s largest infrastructure project, is under serious threat of being terminated. Despite unprecedented funding commitments from the federal government, Port Authority of NY/NJ and the State of New Jersey, the administration is considering putting an end […]
A legitimate issue that deserves attention, but a number of misleading and inaccurate statements by critics of the project have clouded the recent debate.
New Jersey Future issued the following statement today in response to the news that the Christie Administration is considering using money committed to the ARC tunnel to instead reauthorize the state’s Transportation Trust Fund:
“This morning at a hearing of the Assembly Transportation Committee, New Jersey Transit Executive Director acknowledged that the Christie Administration has discussed […]
Source: www.panynj.gov
This weekend, NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein announced a 30-day hold on the $8.7 billion ARC tunnel project, to allow for a review of the project’s costs. The hold will not affect work already underway, though it will delay any new contracts from being issued. Yesterday, Governor Christie weighed in on the issue, […]
Source: RPA
Though it’s been billed as the most expensive infrastructure project in the nation, the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) tunnel currently under construction between New Jersey and New York will provide a substantial return on investment, according to a study released this week by the Regional Plan Association. Looking at the impact on […]
Source: National Complete Streets Coalition
When the NJDOT adopted its Complete Streets policy last fall, it included a provision establishing an incentive within the Local Aid Program (a major source of funding for local road projects) for counties and municipalities to adopt their own Complete Streets policies. Unfortunately, in the months since the NJDOT adopted their […]
The ARC tunnel, and the resulting service expansions and improvements, has the potential to fundamentally alter New Jersey’s landscape in the coming decades.
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
Source: TONY KURDZUK/THE STAR-LEDGER
there is a lot going on regarding transportation and transportation funding in New Jersey. And with the […]
Source: NJ.com
In response to recent fare increases and service cuts at NJ Transit, New Jersey’s two U.S. senators, Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez joined six of their Democratic colleagues to introduce a bill Tuesday that would authorize $2 billion in emergency funding for transit agencies.
The bill is designed to help transit agencies nationwide close funding […]
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