Share/Save – NY Comptroller Slams Port Authority: Two days before the Port Authority is scheduled to vote on a record toll and fare hike, the New York State Comptroller released a scathing audit report yesterday afternoon asserting the bi-state agency wastes millions of dollars a year on overtime by failing to adequately staff its police, [...]
Emotions ran high during last night’s two-hour hearing in the Holland Tunnel Administration Building on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s controversial plan seeking substantial bridge and tunnel toll hikes and a $1 boost in the PATH fare.
The Port Authority’s billion-dollar toll hike proposal is on a fast track through public hearings today and slated for approval by the Port Authority board Friday. But look for Gov. Chris Christie and his New York counterpart, Andrew Cuomo, to slam on the brakes.
Share/Save- PATH Fare & Toll Hikes: Despite a negative reaction from both governors to its proposed package of toll and PATH fare hikes, the Port Authority is defending the increase as “absolutely necessary” and says it will stand by its initial proposal. Remember, there are public hearings today in Jersey City. – Parking Sign Confusion [...]
Share/SaveWith Friday’s Port Authority board vote on the agency’s package of toll and PATH fare hikes looming, local activists are hitting the streets again Monday evening, with another protest scheduled for this afternoon at the Journal Square PATH station. Tonight’s protest, organized by the same coalition that put together last week’s, is scheduled from 4 [...]
Share/Save- The Port Authority’s PR: A review of the timing of the Port Authority announcement on the toll hike, the timing of the vote, the avalanche of press releases on behalf of contractors, unions and consultants, and the rapid-fire schedule of hearings shows New Jerseyans are being hit with an unprecedented PR blitz intended to [...]
Share/Save- PATH Fare & Toll Hikes: Gov. Christie now says he’s unlikely to support a proposal to sharply increase tolls on bridges and tunnels between New Jersey and New York, but — as many have predicted — he didn’t rule out smaller toll increases to pay for infrastructure improvements. The story doesn’t note if the [...]
Share/Save- PATH: Port Authority officials say that the proposed $1 fare hike on PATH trains will generate $75 million a year over the next 10 years to pay for more train cars and extending the platforms of some stations. Meanwhile, Gov. Christie says he will not rule out a fare and toll increase, saying he [...]
Share/Save- PATH Fare & Toll Hike: Why haven’t most state Democrats come out swinging against the Port Authority’s proposed PATH fare and toll hikes? Politicker says it is due to labor pressure and a little political hedging. – McGinley Square: The Jersey City Planning Board has approved a recommendation that the City Council adopt the [...]
Share/SavePeople angry with the Port Authority’s plan to raise PATH fares and tolls descended on Journal Square during yesterday’s rush hour to protest the proposal, which would raise bridge and tunnel tolls, which were just increased from $6 to $8 three years ago, to $12 next month and to $14 in 2014, and would hike [...]
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