Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NJTransit

Christie Threatening to Kill ARC For Good on Friday

By Noah Kazis | Oct 19, 2010 | 9 Comments

Unless something changes quickly, the Christie administration is expected to (again) kill the badly-needed ARC transit tunnel this Friday. The tunnel would double capacity for New Jersey Transit into Manhattan, providing more and faster trips for commuters, and ease the pressure on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor trains [PDF]. Christie says he will not go forward with […]

ARC Post-Mortem: Chris Christie Afraid to Bite the Bullet

By Ben Fried | Oct 8, 2010 | 13 Comments

After yesterday’s ARC decision, I couldn’t help thinking of this morsel of wisdom from New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch last April: The difficulty, politically, in my judgment, is very obvious. There are very few short-term dividends, for people who run for office, in long-term investments. They don’t get the benefit out of it… The […]

Chris Christie Expected to Kill ARC Transit Tunnel

By Noah Kazis | Oct 5, 2010 | 51 Comments

The largest federal transit investment in American history is on its deathbed, reports Andrea Bernstein at Transportation Nation. Three sources have told Bernstein that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is ready to pull the plug on the plan to double rail capacity under the Hudson River this week, though Christie denies his mind is made […]

The Financial Foolishness of Christie’s ARC Gambit

By Noah Kazis | Sep 23, 2010 | 28 Comments

Two weekends ago, construction on New Jersey’s most important transit project was called to a temporary stop by Governor Chris Christie. He declared a thirty-day review period for the ARC tunnel project, which would build a new rail tunnel below the Hudson and double commuter rail capacity from New Jersey. Many worry the review is […]

Football Fans Flock to New Meadowlands Rail Link

By Brad Aaron | Sep 16, 2009 | No Comments

Meadowlands Rail event in July. Photo: EGS Blog While fans of the Dallas Cowboys have no choice but to sit in gridlock on their way to and from their team’s new stadium (and to pay dearly for game-time parking), area Giants and Jets faithful can now travel to home games by train. The New Jersey […]

AIG Collapse Leaves Transit Agencies in the Lurch

By Ben Fried | Oct 29, 2008 | 4 Comments

Dozens of local transit agencies, already laboring to move more riders while costs go up, have a new financial hurdle to clear. The collapse of AIG threatens to force them to pay back bank deals ahead of schedule, and service cuts may follow. The Philly Inquirer explains: The trouble stems from leasing arrangements made years […]