Last Tuesday, Jersey City residents elected former City Council President Glenn Cunningham as their next mayor, presenting him with a 53% to 46% victory over the current Council President, Tom DeGise. Both men said in debates held prior to the election that they supported using the abandoned Bergen Arches rail cut right-of-way for a commuter or light rail line, rather than a new expressway, a project championed by outgoing Mayor Bret Schundler (MTR#319). Cunningham may have even less reason than DeGise to pursue the highway proposal as his campaign focused on garnering the support of neighborhoods that would suffer the health and safety impacts of additional truck and auto traffic.

Focus group meetings for an NJ DOT major investment study last month revealed close to unanimous opposition to a Bergen Arches Expressway. The study will also consider commuter and freight rail use for the cut out.

Expressway to Future Gridlock - July 24, 1998

Transit Wrapped Into Bergen Arches Proposal - February 26, 1999

NJ Bergen Arches ROW For Sale - February 19, 2001

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