The following are links to a selection of transportation-related articles published
recently by newspapers in the northern New Jersey region. This page is updated on
at least a bi-weekly basis. Please note that links on this page may expire or be
unreliable due to changes made by host newspapers.
The following links were posted August 31, 2010:
Morris Twp. road improvements could cut costs
Morris News Bee, 8/27/10. MORRIS TWP. – The Township Committee was expected to approve resolutions Wednesday to apply for two $300,000 grants to the state Department of Transportation (DOT) for road improvements and will vote to decrease the amount of money it is paying a contractor for work already completed on a third road.
For Stirling man, leadership post follows a lifelong fascination with railroading
The Echoes-Sentinel, 8/27/10. LONG HILL TWP. - Ever since he was a small child, Frank Reilly of Stirling has been fascinated by railroads and trains. With Reilly’s long-held interest in railroads and trains and his many years of working for railroads, it’s no wonder that he was elected on May 12 as president of the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey (URHS), a nonprofit educational organization that supports the preservation of historical railroad equipment and artifacts.
Eco-Friendly Transportation Just Got Easier
nj.com Published: Thursday, August 26, 2010. On-the-go families are finding a new and eco-friendly way to get where they need to go. The solution is a vehicle known as the E-Z-GO 2Five. The 2Five is a street-legal vehicle designed for neighborhoods and public roads with a speed limit of 35 mph or less. The car has a maximum speed of 25 mph and features a 48-volt AC electric powertrain, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes and an onboard charger.
Federal dollars to fund rail study
The Sentinel, 8/26/10. U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg (both D-N.J.) have announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the NJ Transit Corp. $534,375 for the development of an Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (AA/DEIS) for the Monmouth- Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail project.
Residents encouraged to learn about S.B. trail
The Sentinel, 8/26/10. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — This past June, L’Oreal employees worked together to install the first Born Learning Trail in Middlesex County, a project of United Way. However, not many residents seem to know about the trail, located in South Brunswick.
The day when Route 17 inched closer
The Leader, 8/26/10. RUTHERFORD — For motorists making their way up and down the Route 17 corridor in South Bergen, the recent lane expansions and guardrail additions have largely been welcome news. Traffic and safety, for the most part, have been improved, especially in the locations in and around the four traffic lights that dot the highway from Hasbrouck Heights to Rutherford. But did these improvements, which help thousands of motorists on a daily basis, come at the expense of local residents and business owners?
Grant Supports Highlands Bike Path Network Project
The Atlantic Highlands Herald, 8/26/10. Highlands - The Borough of Highlands Environmental Commission has been awarded a grant from the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) to develop a bike path network in the Borough. ... It is envisioned, the “share-the-road” bike path network will interconnect municipal, county, state, and federal parks as well as other points-of-interest (POI) including the Highlands business district, the Borough’s Community Center and the high speed ferry terminal which offers service between NJ and NYC.
Resident sees benefits in Coastal Monmouth Plan (letter)
The Atlanticville, 8/26/10. Encouraging new businesses and residents to locate in clusters needs to be a top goal of the Coastal Monmouth Plan for economic and environmental reasons. Homes and businesses built in a sprawling fashion require investments in infrastructure that are disproportionate to the amount of people served. Compact centers make far better use of limited dollars by taking advantage of what is already there.
District does not want students to walk to school
The Examiner, 8/26/10. The Upper Freehold Regional School District does not want students to walk or bike to the new middle school when it opens this year. Board of Education Vice President Joe Stampe met with Upper Freehold, Allentown and Monmouth County officials to discuss the lack of sidewalks along Route 524, which leads to the new middle school.
Child's Art Shows Disapproval of Sidewalk Construction
The Chatham Patch, 8/25/10. Residents of lower Elmwood Avenue have spoken out against a project to build a sidewalk along their street by coming to Borough Council meetings and encouraging council members to rethink their decision. Now, they are combating the plan by making temporary changes to the visual landscape near their homes. A resident of the road—who neighbors identified as the daughter of Duncan Robertson, who lives at 93 Elmwood Ave.—painted faces on some of the tree logs that are now strewn about the Robertson yard.
Bus service eliminated for some in FRHSD
The News Transcript, 8/25/10. When school starts next week for about 11,800 students in the Freehold Regional High School District, some of the teenagers will no longer be provided with bus transportation to and from their school. In a letter to parents, FRHSD Business Administrator Sean Boyce explained that a large-scale rerouting project has resulted in changes to transportation services in the district. These changes, he said, were made to reduce costs without compromising the safety of students in a time of diminishing state funding.
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Public Invited to See Design For 14th St. ViaductThis came in from the city
Hoboken Patch August 23, 2010. Hudson County and the City of Hoboken will hold a community event to unveil the final graphic renderings of the design plans for the area under the 14th Street Viaduct. The improvements are part of the plan to replace the viaduct connecting Hoboken and Union City. This $55 million federally-funded project, initiated by Hudson County after the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, is being administered through the County, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, and the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Road Warrior: Highway blight is more important than you think
The Record Sunday, August 22, 2010. When I first heard about the new transportation commissioner's plan to get rid of litter on New Jersey's slovenly highways, my eyes did a little roll because road warriors have been down this dirty road before.
No idling for skyline photo ops
The Hudson Reporter, 8/22/10. Idling tourist buses along Weehawken’s waterfront have township officials fuming. Tourism at Hamilton Park on Boulevard East, which provides spectacular views of Manhattan, has increased in the past year, but the mayor is not necessarily pleased with the results.
Road Warrior: Going over the Hudson for $2 a day - with family
The Record Friday, August 20, 2010. I was crammed in the right rear seat of the 1998 Buick and the gal in the middle had to stretch one of her sneakered feet on top of the front-seat console, but the trip into Manhattan was pleasant enough and fast enough until, of course, we reached the jam at the mouth of the Lincoln Tunnel.
N.J. towns crack down on drivers who encroach on pedestrians
Star Ledger Published: Thursday, August 19, 2010. HILLSIDE — Outrage. Confusion. Amusement. Those are just some of the reactions of drivers in Hillside last week who were slapped with a $200 ticket and two points on their licenses after failing to yield to a pedestrian.
N.J. man pressures transportation officials to fix rusting, crumbling railroad bridges
Star Ledger Published: Thursday, August 19, 2010. Phil Craig was astonished that a graffiti painter was able to leave a "tag" on a railroad bridge while dodging trains and dangling 15 feet above Route 80. But Craig was more concerned by what else he saw. SAPE’s tag was on a bridge in Wayne Township that was covered with so much rust it might as well have been painted orange.
Rails-To-Trails Campaign Is Finally Chugging Along
The Montclair Patch, 8/18/10. At a meeting in April, Bloomfield Township became the first Township along the old Boonton Line to approve a resolution in favor of the so-called Ice and Iron Rail Trail campaign, with Glen Ridge following suit soon after. Now it seems Montclair may be poised to approve a similar resolution as well, putting the wheels in motion to transform the old Boonton Line into a pedestrian and cycling trail, running through Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Belleville, and Newark and into Hudson County.
State road crew repairs RR crossing
The Advertiser News, 8/18/10. Vernon — A portion of Route 94 in Vernon Township closed on Monday, Aug. 16, for what is predicted to be a week-long rehabilitate project of the railroad crossing at the New York, Susquehanna & Western railroad grade. The closure is at the railroad crossing east of the split with McAfee-Glenwood Road, County Route 517. The road closed at 9 a.m. Monday and is set to reopen by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20.
Route 3 bridge replacement begins — should you expect delays?
The Leader, 8/18/10. RUTHERFORD — The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced Tuesday, Aug. 17 that work on the replacement of the Route 3 bridge over the Passaic River has started.
NJDOT breaks ground on Route 206 Bypass in Hillsborough
Messenger Gazette/nj.com Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2010. HILLSBOROUGH - New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today, August 18, joined Hillsborough Mayor Frank DelCore and others to break ground on the long-awaited Route 206 Bypass in Hillsborough Township, Somerset County.
Route 3 bridge construction begins
The Record Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Work to replace the existing Route 3 bridge over the Passaic River has begun, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The $149 million project calls for replacing the existing moveable bridge with a fixed-span bridge, according to Tim Greeley, spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Assemblyman John Wisniewski vows to address recent NJ Transit service disruptions
Star Ledger Published: Monday, August 16, 2010. TRENTON — The chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee today said he will hold a hearing to examine repeated service disruptions involving New Jersey Transit trains this summer — and he wants the agency’s top brass to be there.
Carteret To Receive New Shuttle Bus Through NJ Transit Program
NJToday.net, 8/16/10. CARTERET – The borough will receive a new 30-passenger shuttle bus through a New Jersey Transit grant program, Mayor Dan Reiman and Councilman Jorge Diaz announced last week. The shuttle bus is valued at approximately $115,000, and will be the second awarded to Carteret through the federal program. It will be used for departments that implement public transportation, such as the Office on Aging, the Carteret Specials, and the Department of Recreation.
$72M Jersey Avenue extension delayed
The Hudson Reporter, 8/15/10. An important $72 million extension of Jersey Avenue into Liberty State Park, which would link downtown Jersey City with the southern end of town, was scheduled to start by the end of this month but has been delayed because the city was rejected for a federal grant.
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