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Envisioning a Regional Rail System That Serves City Residents
Transit researcher Alon Levy outlines his prescription for aligning New York's commuter rail services with global regional rail best practices.
November 10, 2017
Will Phil Murphy Get NJ Transit Back on Track?
Streetsblog spoke to Tri-State Transportation Campaign New Jersey Director Janna Chernetz about what Murphy must do to address transit and transportation challenges in the wake of Chris Christie's two-term disaster.
November 9, 2017
Take a Look at RPA’s Vision for Better Bus and Rail Service Across the Hudson
Transit capacity across the Hudson is at a breaking point.
August 16, 2017
How Long Will It Take to Modernize New York’s Commuter Rail System?
The New York region's commuter rail network is failing to keep up with current travel patterns, said panelists at Friday's Regional Plan Association annual assembly. MTA chair Tom Prendergast agrees, but he doesn't expect that to change much anytime soon -- there are too many other priorities that need to be taken care of first, he said.
May 10, 2016
Gas Tax Hike Will Help New Jersey Pay for New Rail Tunnel
To history’s list of epic negotiations, we may someday add the prospective deal to finance the Gateway Project between Newark’s and New York City’s Penn Stations. With two belligerent states, a disgraced Port Authority, and Amtrak and the federal government on the hook for Gateway’s $15 billion (and counting) expense, divvying up the cost will be contentious, to say the least. But the final equation will almost certainly include a rise in New Jersey’s stunningly low gasoline tax.
August 13, 2015
Independent Federal Report Confirms: Christie Lied To Kill ARC Tunnel
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 himself among national Republicans.
April 10, 2012
Christie Rewrites ARC History: My Wife Made Me Do It
Having killed the badly-needed ARC tunnel not once but twice, you'd think that Governor Chris Christie would at least have the decency to let the issue go. But no. He's got a whole new reason for opposing it. Now, apparently, the seed of the ARC's destruction came from Christie's wife Mary Pat, who was no fan of the deep-underground Midtown terminal.
November 12, 2010
Christie Threatening to Kill ARC For Good on Friday
Unless something changes quickly, the Christie administration is expected to (again) kill the badly-needed ARC transit tunnel this Friday. The tunnel would double capacity for New Jersey Transit into Manhattan, providing more and faster trips for commuters, and ease the pressure on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor trains [PDF].
October 19, 2010
ARC Post-Mortem: Chris Christie Afraid to Bite the Bullet
After yesterday's ARC decision, I couldn't help thinking of this morsel of wisdom from New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch last April:
October 8, 2010
Chris Christie Expected to Kill ARC Transit Tunnel
The largest federal transit investment in American history is on its deathbed, reports Andrea Bernstein at Transportation Nation. Three sources have told Bernstein that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is ready to pull the plug on the plan to double rail capacity under the Hudson River this week, though Christie denies his mind is made up.
October 5, 2010