According to a press release from TransitCenter, Inc. (a nonprofit provider of commuter benefit programs), a provision in the 2009 federal stimulus bill… Continue Reading Commuter Tax Benefit to Decrease Under Present Law
According to the New York Times, since the demise of the ARC tunnel project, New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s administration has been studying extending… Continue Reading New York Studies Extending No. 7 Subway to Secaucus
Star-Ledger journalist Tom Moran, in an interview on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC on November 15, said that politics factored in to… Continue Reading ARC Decision Tied to Politics, Says Journalist
The Regional Rail Working Group and its member organizations, the Lackawanna Coalition and the New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers, continue to advocate for… Continue Reading Rider Advocates Push for Moynihan/Penn Station First
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has sent a bill to New Jersey Transit for $271 million for money advanced to the agency for… Continue Reading FTA Sends Bill to NJT
Late Thursday, November 11, Amtrak officials said that any talks with NJ Transit on a joint new tunnel under the Hudson are dead,… Continue Reading Amtrak Says Joint Tunnel with NJT is Dead
Advocates for the Moynihan/Penn Station First alternative to the “deep-cavern” ARC project plan look forward to the opportunity to work with the Christie… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition Statement on ARC Cancellation
WNYC reported at noon Wednesday that N.J. Gov. Christie has reaffirmed his decision to cancel the ARC tunnel. This follows a 2-week period… Continue Reading Christie Cancels Tunnel
Partisan politics appears to be heating up over the issue of the ARC Project with New Jersey Transit’s proposed deep-cavern terminal under 34th… Continue Reading Columnist Criticizes Lautenberg for Continuing to Defend Deep-Cavern Proposal
James P. RePass, chairman of The National Corridors Initiative, in a letter published in The New York Times on October 15, explained some reasons why… Continue Reading “Times” Letter Explains Need to Delay ARC
