Prospects for NJ Truck Rule Seem to Dim
On Sept. 26, a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Third Circuit wasted no time telling
New Jersey’s lawyer that route restrictions
enacted in 1999 by NJDOT that keep 102-inch wide
tractor-trailers on Interstate and large state highways
appeared to violate the federal Constitution’s
unwritten Commerce Clause...
Throgs Neck Cracks Underline Strain on Infrastructure,
Booming Freight Flow
Just a few months after the MTA began enforcing truck
weight restrictions on the Whitestone Bridge (MTR
#504), cracks discovered in the Throgs Neck Bridge
deck have spurred the agency to restrict truck traffic
on that bridge as well.
Tracking NY’s Transportation Bond Act
A Quinnipiac University public opinion survey released
this week found that a majority of New Yorkers support
the proposed $2.9 billion transportation bond act.
NJ Transit Ridership Rising
NJ Transit continues to build on already-strong ridership – Transit
chief George Warrington says his system is handling
so many riders that it is bursting at the seams.
Gas Price Spike Pushes and Pulls
A variety of news reports suggest that the recent gas
price spike is affecting transportation behavior in
a variety of ways around the region. Are elected leaders
or other policy makers absorbing any lessons from the
episodes?
ARC Endangered, Activists Warns
The much-needed new passenger rail tunnel between Secaucus
and Manhattan — the Trans-Hudson Express (THE) Tunnel,
or Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) project — cannot
be built unless New Jersey finds new sources of revenue
for transportation, said groups who spoke out on the
issue last week at Newark Penn Station.
NYC DOT: No to Planning in North Brooklyn
The NYC DOT has answered "No" to a request
that it undertake a transportation study in light of
the recent rezoning of the Greenpoint and Williamsburg
sections of northern Brooklyn.
Both Sides of Aisle Wary of Turnpike Lease
Republican Assemblyman Francis Bodine, a transportation
committee member and leader on the problem of Transportation
Trust Fund reform, says he is against the idea of leasing
the New Jersey Turnpike or Garden State Parkway to
solve the state’s transportation funding crisis.
Maine-Florida Trail Hits Snag in New Jersey
The East Coast Greenway Alliance, a coalition dedicated
to the creation of a pedestrian/cycling trail from
Maine to Florida has received some good news but still
must overcome has significant obstacles before completing
its New Jersey map.
