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.
With 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 [...]
The Port Authority’s unprecedented request for a $1 billion-a-year toll and fare hike 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 PATH fares next month from $1.75 to $2.75.
The Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Smarter Cities project this week singled out Jersey City as a leader in transportation innovation and smart transit. Jersey City is one of 15 metropolitan regions selected by NRDC and the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) in the new study, which compares and profiles U.S. cities based on public [...]
Gov. Chris Christie yesterday issued a conditional veto of a bill that aims to make it easier for mixed-use projects near transit hubs in Jersey City to get extensive tax credits, saying he wants it to require less affordable housing. The measure, which cleared the legislature in January, would extend tax credits to commercial and [...]
- POBA Accepts Settlement: The Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association (POBA) voted late last night to accept a settlement deal made with the city administration earlier this month. The deal will spare 82 layoffs, according to POBA President Jerry DeCicco. Look for our detailed report on the vote later today. – Czaplicki Resigns from [...]
As part of the package of fare hikes and service cuts NJ Transit unveiled in April, weekend and holiday service on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will change for good beginning this Saturday, meaning a longer trip for some Heights residents heading to New York City. The streamlining of the train routes leaves the light rail [...]
- Apparent Murder-Suicide on Storms Avenue: A recently engaged Jersey City couple was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide yesterday morning — and the woman’s 15-year-old son made the bloody discovery. – Medical Contract at Jail Hits Another Snag: Approval of a new five-year medical services contract at the Hudson County jail stalled once again [...]
The public hearing on the portal bridge project, which had been rescheduled for next week after being canceled in February, has been canceled again. As we reported before the first meeting, advocates from the East Coast Greenway Alliance have been urging supporters to attend the meeting to advocate for a bicycle/pedestrian path to be included [...]
Last February, the City Council tabled the Journal Square Redevelopment Plan, a long-term visioning project covering a roughly 244-acre swath of land in and around Journal Square. Now a slimmed-down proposal is back in the legislative pipeline, with the Planning Board set to review the Journal Square Core Redevelopment Plan this Tuesday evening. The plan [...]
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