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.
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.
MTA Capital 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 20052009 capital program.
The project, which Brooklyn has awaited for years,
was bumped from the construction plan’s first
draft.
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 Convedisruptions at Penn Station.
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.
