Auto-Free New York: Ride Downtown Newark’s New Light Rail Line

Auto-Free New York‘s monthly meeting will be a field trip to see Newark’s new light rail line, which opened July 17, 2006.

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Symposium: Newark’s Multi-Modal Transportation System: How Do We Keep It Moving?

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An in-depth view of various modes of transportation serving Newark. The following officials will provide updates and a look ahead at plans that will be important building blocks for future economic development: New Jersey DOT Commissioner Kris Kolluri Bill DeCota, Port Authority Director of Aviation Rick Larrabee, Port Authority Port Director Rich Roberts, Chief Planner for New Jersey […]

Cameras Reduce Crashes, Red-Light Running in Newark

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One year after Newark installed cameras at its most dangerous intersections, crashes and instances of red-light running were down by sizable margins. According to the Traffic Safety Coalition, the city has reduced crashes by 16 percent and red light running violations by 40 percent at intersections with cameras — a total of 10 across Newark. […]

Auto-Free New York: Light Rail in France

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The September monthly meeting of Auto-Free New York will feature remarks by Paul Rivey, Civil Engineer and Urban Planner from Paris. More than a dozen medium-sized French cities have built new light rail systems in the past two decades. Now even Paris has caught the spirit and completed its first line within the city walls. […]

Gas Tax Hike Will Help New Jersey Pay for New Rail Tunnel

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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 […]