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NJ Transit’s fare hike vote is coming. Here’s what you need to know. NJ.com, 3/22/2024 (PAYWALL) - The clock is counting down to a scheduled April 10 vote by NJ Transit’s board of directors whether to increase fares 15% starting on July 1. What happens next?
Get ready for a smoother landing. Newark airport’s busiest runway is getting repaved. NJ.com, 3/22/2024 (PAYWALL) - A smoother landing and take off are coming to Newark airport's busiest runway. Port Authority commissioners authorized spending $134 million on a project that would rehabilitate the surface of the runway that handled 213,149 total flights in 2023, which is approximately 50.8% of all operations at the airport.
'A win for everybody': Meadowlands Chamber kicks off preparations for 2026 FIFA World Cup NorthJersey.com, 3/22/2024 - Though kickoff is still more than two years away, the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce isn’t wasting any time to begin preparations for the FIFA 2026 World Cup.
County Commissioners Condemn Gas Tax, Toll Hikes Jersey Shore Online, 3/22/2024 - Recent state increases of the gas tax, tolls and transit fares are just too much for residents to handle according to members of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners.  With those increases looming the Commissioners made their position clear that commuters and motorists can’t continue to absorb the burden of higher taxes and fees.
Massive $900 million two-county Route 80 project expected to last 10 years NorthJersey.com, 3/21/2024 - Construction on the federally funded project along a nearly 10-mile stretch of highway in Passaic and Bergen counties is expected to begin at Riverview Drive in Totowa in 2027 and be completed 10 years later in the fall of 2037 at Polifly Road in Hackensack.
Port Authority OKs new Newark transit hub NJ Spotlight News, 3/21/2024 - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unanimously approved a new, $160 million transit hub along Frelinghuysen Avenue in Newark’s South Ward that would link it to the Newark AirTrain Station.
Newark air traffic control moving to Philadelphia as flight records continue to be broken NJ.com, 3/21/2024 - Air traffic control of the airspace around Newark Airport will be relocated in June from New York to Philadelphia, according to Federal Aviation Administration officials.
Start OK'd for $160M project linking parts of Newark and Elizabeth to AirTrain, NJ Transit NorthJersey.com, 3/21/2024 - The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved the start of construction on a project that will provide access to a Newark AirTrain and Northeast Corridor station for communities in Elizabeth and Newark.
How to report a pothole in New Jersey and get it fixed NorthJersey.com, 3/21/2024 - Potholes are a persistent nuisance for drivers across New Jersey, causing damage to vehicles and posing safety risks. However, residents can take action to address these road hazards by reporting them to the appropriate authorities.
Hudson County Officials Stand Against Proposed New Jersey Transit Fare Hike Proposal Tapinto.net, 3/20/2024 - Citing the challenge it would pose to thousands of residents that use it on a daily basis, the Hudson County Board of Commissioners has called on New Jersey Transit to reconsider a proposed fare increase.
A new way to pay to ride N.Y.-N.J. PATH commuter trains undergoes a major expansion NJ.com, 3/20/2024 (PAYWALL) - PATH officials tapped digital chip enabled cards and phones Wednesday, commemorating added Total Access PATH Payment (TAPP) readers at the World Trade Center station and announcing the deployment at six key stations of the bistate train systems terminals.
NJDOT planning Route 22 makeover through Somerset and Hunterdon counties MyCentralJersey.com, 3/19/2024 - The New Jersey Department of Transportation is starting to plan the long-awaited project to close a majority of the median crossings on Route 22 between Branchburg and Clinton Township.
Newark airport just won award that’s like Michelin star of air travel NJ.com, 3/19/2024 (PAYWALL) - Newark Liberty International Airport’s new Terminal A just received an award that’s the air travel equivalent of winning an Academy Award or getting a Michelin star.
An automatic gas tax hike and new electric vehicle fee head to N.J. governor for his signature NJ.com, 3/18/2024 - Both houses of the state legislature approved bills that would increase the state gas tax 1.9 cents per gallon for five years and charge owners of electric vehicles a $250 fee as part of an eight-year Transportation Trust Fund reauthorization bill that now goes to the governor.
Auto deaths by NJ elderly drivers raise questions on when seniors should give up the keys NorthJersey.com, 3/18/2024 - New Jersey is a state that doesn't make it easy to give up the keys. Much of the state's infrastructure was built around driving. Much of its transit system was built for commuters to get into New York, not around the state. Loss of driving becomes a loss of independence, especially in classic postwar suburbs, where some communities don't even have sidewalks.
The reasons why NJ Transit’s 15% fare hike will go ahead NJ.com, 3/17/2024 (PAYWALL) - Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a Corporate Transit Fee, announced in his Feb. 27 budget address, that would provide $859 million in funding for Fiscal Year 2026, which will avert a $766 million gap in upcoming NJ Transit budgets. For now, NJ Transit is largest transit agency in the nation without a dedicated funding source for operations, but that would change under this proposal.

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This Small New Jersey Town Became a Different Kind of Suburb The New York Times, March 25, 2024 - A potential remedy for New York’s housing crisis — and the similar crises in other coastal cities — is on display in this small New Jersey town two miles west of the George Washington Bridge. Palisades Park is one of the few places in the New York metropolitan area where it is legal to replace a single-family home with something other than another single-family home. Over the last few decades, developers have bulldozed many of the old houses and replaced them with bigger, fancier duplexes.
New Rules Will Still Push Carmakers to Sell More Electric Cars The New York Times, March 20, 2024 - Even if clean air rules announced on Wednesday in Washington are less forceful than some environmentalists would have liked, they should still have a powerful effect on the kinds of cars appearing in showrooms over the next several years, experts said.
Florida High-Speed Rail Cuts 2024 Ridership Forecast Again CityLab Transportation, March 18, 2024 - Three months after Florida’s high-speed rail system disclosed a 21% decline in projected ridership for 2024, it’s cutting its forecast again. The Fortress Investment Group-backed Brightline now anticipates carrying a combined 4.9 million passengers this year.
California implements ban on new carbon-fuel trucks at ports The Cool Down, March 16, 2024 - In an exciting step toward a greener future, California is pushing electric trucks as the way forward for cargo transport. The state recently banned new registrations of carbon-fuel trucks at ports in favor of zero-emission alternatives, signaling a transformative shift in the industry, as reported by The New York Times.
Amtrak’s ridership touching record highs The Economist, March 14, 2024 - Amtrak is recovering well from the pandemic. In the latter half of last year, ridership was just 3% below its levels in 2019 — previously the firm’s best-ever year. And through his infrastructure law of 2021 President Joe Biden, an Amtrak superuser as a senator, has put aside $66bn for investment in passenger-rail infrastructure. Is a new golden age of train travel down the tracks?

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