Recent Streetsblog USA posts about New Jersey

NJ Senator Lautenberg Introduces Bill to Limit Bridge and Tunnel Tolls

By Tanya Snyder and Ben Fried | Dec 16, 2011 | 5 Comments

Last summer, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey raised EZPass tolls from $8 to cross a bridge into the city during peak hours to $9.50, with planned increases to $12.50 in a few years (cash tolls are increasing somewhat more). Tolls for five-axle trucks will rise as high as $125. The hikes […]

How Value Capture Financing Will Revitalize White Flint

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 20, 2011 | 2 Comments

White Flint, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC, should be a shining example of transit-oriented development. It’s centered on a metro station on the busy red line, sandwiched between the bustling suburban downtowns of Bethesda and Rockville. But instead, it’s “sprawling suburbia,” covered in surface parking lots and lacking a true road network. “Community members […]

From Sprawling New Jersey, a New Way Forward for State DOTs

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 3, 2011 | 4 Comments

Despite the rather obvious link between transportation investments and development patterns, land use planning is simply not a consideration at your average state DOT. Most state DOTs — and there are notable exceptions — see their primary responsibility as building highways, never mind that highways are likely to spur outward development, which leads to the […]

USDOT Announces Funding For Transit Projects, Minus ARC Tunnel

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 28, 2011 | 4 Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday announced $1.58 billion in New Starts grants that will fund 27 transit projects around the country. The only major difference between this list and the list of proposed projects that came out in February 2010 is the glaring absence of the ARC tunnel project that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie unceremoniously […]

NJ Rep. Frelinghuysen Goes After HSR Money Destined For His Own State

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 23, 2011 | 5 Comments

As towns flanking the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers continue to be inundated with historically high water, it’s good to see Congress taking action to provide some relief. Unfortunately, that relief comes on the back of high-speed rail programs. Last week, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), who chairs the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced an amendment […]

NRDC Names 15 Smarter Cities

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 24, 2011 | No Comments

How long do you have to wait for a bus in your city? How much does it cost? Does every family on your block have two cars? And tell us about your bikeshare program… The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been asking questions like these to determine their list of 15 Smarter Cities – […]