Current edition: Mobilizing the Region #470
August 17, 2004
McGreevey Successor Will Find Transport Coffers Empty
The pending departure of Governor James McGreevey from New Jersey’s top political job raises a number of important questions for the direction of transportation policy in the Garden State.
Rell Says No to I-95 Shoulder Project
The Advocate recently reported that Governor Jodi Rell does not support the idea of using I-95 breakdown lanes in Fairfield County as extra rush hour travel lanes.
NJT Will Pay During Convention Confusion
NJ Transit will likely foot the bill for free PATH trips that will be offered to train riders during the Republican National Convention and associated disruptions at Penn Station.
MTA Capial Program: Can We Have It All?
Brooklyn elected officials are pleased that MTA leadership agreed to restore the project that would link the Jay St. and Lawrence St. stations under downtown Brooklyn to the agency’s draft 2005-2009 capital program. The project, which Brooklyn has awaited for years, was bumped from the construction plan’s first draft.
Big Plans, Lack of Funding Mark Newark Redevelopment
The City of Newark’s redevelopment for Broad Street, the six-lane, 96-foot wide roadway that is much of the city’s main street, promises easier mobility, more alternatives to driving and a better pedestrian environment. While parts of the project are yet to be funded, other parts of the project are already under construction.
| Each week, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign publishes Mobilizing the Region, or MTR. MTR is a bulletin on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut transportation news and opinion from the perspective of advocacy for sustainable transportation. |
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