On Monday, October 4, as Gov. Christie’s transportation project freeze went into effect, the NJ legislature’s Joint Budget Operating Committee held an emergency… Continue Reading Legislature Reverses Course; Construction Freeze to End
Star-Ledger columnist Paul Mulshine, an outspoken opponent of New Jersey Transit’s proposed deep-cavern terminal for the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) Project has… Continue Reading Star-Ledger Columnist Pronounces ARC Dead
Bob Ingle, writing in the Daily Record, Sunday, Sept. 26, says Governor Christie’s decision to put the trans-Hudson ARC rail tunnel on hold… Continue Reading “Christie wise to say whoa to rail tunnel, terminal” says Record columnist
New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund pays for highway projects and some capital projects for New Jersey Transit. By the end of next June,… Continue Reading Can the Transportation Trust Fund Be Saved?
Despite the highest fare increases in the history of New Jersey Transit, implemented along with service cuts in May, LTK Engineering of Ambler,… Continue Reading Big Contractor Gets Big Bucks from NJT
From our September/October 2010 Railgram newsletter Regular riders on the Morris & Essex Lines are all too aware of the fare increases, along… Continue Reading Riders Get Fare Hikes, Consultants Get Big Bucks
New Jersey Transit has proposed drastic fare increases to fill an alleged $300 million budget shortfall during the next fiscal year. In addition,… Continue Reading NJT Proposes Massive Fare Hikes with Service Cuts
Funding for transportation for senior citizens and persons with disabilities will be increased. The bill that will raise the portion of the Casino… Continue Reading Increase in Funding for Transportation for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Becomes Law
Assembly Bill 2046, which would increase the portion of the Casino Revenue Fund for transportation for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, passed… Continue Reading Funding Bill for Senior/Disabled Passes Assembly
The Lackawanna Coalition has expressed support for a legislative initative that would increase funding for transportation for senior citizens and disabled residents. The… Continue Reading Coalition Supports Funding Bill for Transit of Seniors, Disabled Residents
