The city of Summit’s planning board voted unanimously in favor of seeking Transit Village status with the NJ Department of Transportation, but the initiative could fall short should the DOT fail to commit to the Transit Village program this year.
Posts Tagged ‘NJ Transit’
Summit Moves Toward Transit Village Designation, Future of Program Remains Uncertain
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011NJDOT Commissioner: $1 Million for Transit Villages Not Enough, So We Made It Zero
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011Contrary to appearances, the NJDOT really likes the Transit Village program, and its aim of producing more transit-oriented development. But the $1 million in funding the program received paled in comparison to the need, so we decided to eliminate the funding altogether.
Light Rail Extension to Support TOD in Jersey City
Friday, May 13th, 2011The NJ Transit Board of Directors approved a plan to extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line across Route 440 in Jersey City to the city’s western waterfront along the Hackensack River.
State Reaffirms Commitment to Transit Village Program; Eliminates Funding
Thursday, March 31st, 2011NJDOT Commissioner Jim Simpson insisted that the Department remained committed to the program.
NJ’s Transportation Capital Plan: Focus on Fix-It-First, Transit, Pedestrian Safety; Transit Villages Slashed
Monday, March 28th, 2011Though there will always be disagreements over the specific list of projects funded, when it comes to larger policy direction, New Jersey’s 2012 Transportation Capital Plan is by and large one that advocates of sustainable transportation can feel good about. The plan places heavy emphasis on “fix-it-first,” particularly bridge repair and road resurfacing, over capacity expansion; […]
NJ Transit Delays Parking Privatization
Monday, March 21st, 2011The Asbury Park Press ran a good article over the weekend updating the status of NJ Transit’s initiative to privatize parking at 81 of its busiest stations, a program creatively dubbed “SPACES”. Apparently, the process is more complicated than they first anticipated, thanks in part to the large number of properties and existing ownership and […]
Sweeney: Glassboro to Camden line “will be included” in the Transportation Trust Fund
Monday, February 28th, 2011Gloucester County Freeholder Stephen Sweeney insisted that funding for the proposed Camden to Glassboro light rail line (GCL) will be included “in any Transportation Trust Fund that is developed by the Christie administration.”
NJ’s Gold Coast Ranks First in “Smart Transportation”
Friday, February 25th, 2011Fresh on the heels of Streetsfilms’ video lauding Jersey City as a leader in transit-oriented development, New Jersey’s second city is again making headlines as a leader in smart growth.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011The United States of Autocomplete. Source: verysmallarray.com
We’re a few months late on this — it’s already been covered ably by numerous other blogs – but the New Jersey angle is interesting enough to warrant a post here. (As an aside: this is a perfect example of something that used to get sent around the New Jersey Future […]
Amtrak, NJ Senators Announce Plans for “New” Tunnel
Monday, February 7th, 2011Source: Amtrak
Well, that didn’t take long. Just three months after Governor Chris Christie announced he was terminating the ARC tunnel project, another idea has emerged to fill the void left by that decision. U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg joined officials from Amtrak today at Newark Penn Station to announce a proposed joint Amtrak/NJ […]
