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The city launched a free shuttle service on Friday, Aug. 28, providing residents and visitors a new way to get around Asbury Park at no cost.
The Federal Transit Administration has awarded NJ Transit with a nearly $10 million ferry grant to build and electric and low-emitting ferry boat for Carteret. The $9.6 million grant for what will be the borough’s third ferry boat is among 23 projects in 14 states.
Burlington County commissioners have announced a preliminary plan to extend the Rancocas Creek Greenway Trail across Route 130 and the Rancocas Creek.
United Airlines announced Aug. 25 the largest international network expansion in company history, with 10 new international cities and three new routes across Europe and Asia.
Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to work. What ultimately did was rewarding the law-abiding ones with fewer red lights.
“Speedrunner” is the term for transit obsessives who aim to visit all the stations along a city’s fixed public transit lines in record time. They spend hours analyzing transit schedules and crafting routes. Success requires a willingness to forgo bathroom breaks, a perfect sense of timing, and sheer luck that a train delay won’t derail a run.
New York City boasts the biggest bike-share program in the U.S. — and even the world, outside of China. It’s also, by far, the country’s most expensive. And it’s getting pricier every year. That could change in the next few years, however, if a campaign to cap Citi Bike rides at $3 for members gains allies in city hall.
Driverless trucks are hauling commercial loads in Texas, while AI is being deployed on Mississippi River towboats. Railroads are relying more on machine vision and automated inspection systems, as aviation regulators are preparing for a future in which cargo flights may operate with far less human involvement. Viewed separately, these developments may appear incremental. Together, they point to a freight economy that is increasingly autonomous, continuously optimized and more productive.
