November 3rd, 2009 |
» First in a series of three articles on today’s elections. The second considered ballot measures; the third reviewed mayoral races.
Two governor’s races will be the highlights of the day, which some are claiming to be a “referendum on President Obama.” Whether or not that’s the case, the citizens of New Jersey and Virginia will be deciding a lot about how they want their states to be run in their respective elections. Top on the agenda: transportation.
Governor of New Jersey
Jon Corzine (D-incumbent) vs. Chris Christie (R) vs. Chris Daggett (I)
Update: Chris Christie wins the race with 49% of the vote, compared
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May 14th, 2009 |
Passaic-Bergen and Northern Branch Corridors would improve cross-county connections
New Jersey, it seems, is excited about its transit systems. Just a day after Delaware River Port Authority officials announced that they’d be pursuing a major expansion project in Philadelphia’s suburbs, New Jersey Transit reached an agreement with a private railroad operator to connect Hawthorne and Hackensack with a transit line. The Passaic-Bergen connection, if built, would run eight miles on an existing freight corridor and stop at nine stations in Hawthorne, Paterson, Elmwood Park, and Hackensack in two counties.
The project will use diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail cars and
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May 13th, 2009 |
Tripartite project would extend DMU commuter rail, improve existing Atlantic City line, and implement bus rapid transit network
Yesterday, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) announced that it had completed its two year-long alternatives analysis study for improving transit between Center City Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, and that it was ready to advance a diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail line between downtown Camden and Glassboro as the first stage of proposed improvements.
DRPA, which operates the PATCO rapid transit service between Philadelphia and Lindenwold, recommended the cheaper DMU over an extension of the more expensive (and faster) PATCO line, which requires
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January 15th, 2009 |
Environmental Statement for Access to the Region’s Core is Approved
The Access to the Region’s Core Tunnel, which will provide a new rail connection between New Jersey and New York, is a step closer to reality after federal authorities approved the $9 billion project’s environmental assessment. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and New Jersey, which are planning the project together, hope to receive $3 billion from the federal government in addition to the billions that the Authority and the Garden State have already allocated. The stimulus bill could provide the money to start construction on the project this
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January 6th, 2009 |
Transit/Bank Deals Still Causing Headaches
Over the past few months, we’ve been following the deals made by transit agencies that involved them selling their trains and buses to banks, which then leased them back to the agencies. These deals, which seemed like a good idea at the time, exploded with the collapse of insurer AIG and are likely to cost transit agencies millions of dollars. Last month, Chris Dodd (D-CT) attempted to add transit aid to the proposed auto bailout, but when negotiations failed and the aid was rerouted through the U.S. Treasury, that aid was left by the wayside. As a
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