Recent Streetsblog USA posts about New Jersey

Rep. Scott Garrett Wants to Let Dead-Broke States Go It Alone on Transpo

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 1, 2013 | No Comments

In order to “address our insolvent transportation program and end the taxpayer bailouts of the Highway Trust Fund,” Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) has introduced a bill to let states “opt out” of the federal transportation program altogether. In true devolutionist fantasy style, Garrett says he wants to give states the option to forgo their transportation […]

Parking Madness Kicks Off With Milwaukee vs. Jersey City – Cast Your Vote!

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 21, 2013 | 20 Comments

Earlier this month we asked you: What is the worst parking crater in America? What is the ugliest parking scar draining the life from a downtown? And Streetsblog readers answered. In all we received 23 submissions from nearly as many states, from the blazing blacktop of San Bernardino, California, to the asphalt expanses of Philadelphia […]

Who Should Foot the Bill for Sandy’s Damage to Tracks and Train Tunnels?

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 30, 2012 | 15 Comments

As the East Coast surveys the damage from Hurricane Sandy, cities are still struggling to get their transit systems back up and running. In New York City, there is no firm timetable for restoring subway service after train tunnels were flooded with a surge of saltwater, in what New York MTA Chair Joe Lhota has called the […]

New Jersey’s Urban Centers Are Bouncing Back

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 19, 2012 | No Comments

New Jersey’s cities — even downtrodden and smaller ones — are seeing a dramatic shift in population trends, according to research from smart growth group New Jersey Future. The state’s eight largest urban areas — Newark, Jersey City, Trenton, Paterson, Elizabeth, Camden, New Brunswick, Atlantic City — accounted for 11.4 percent of the state’s population growth […]

Lautenberg Brawls With Port Authority Exec Over Tolling

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 19, 2012 | No Comments

New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg has been spoiling for a fight ever since the Port Authority raised tolls to cross into New York. And yesterday, he got it. Lautenberg invited Bill Baroni, the deputy director of the Port Authority, to testify at a Commerce Committee hearing that turned into little more than a showdown between the […]

Independent Federal Report Confirms: Christie Lied To Kill ARC Tunnel

By Noah Kazis | Apr 10, 2012 | No Comments

It was never about cost overruns. It was never about New Jersey’s share of the price tag. Chris Christie’s decision to kill the ARC tunnel under the Hudson River was always about two, and only two, things: the governor’s unwillingness to raise the state’s rock-bottom gas tax and his desire to make a name for […]

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