Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chris Christie

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 […]