A new Monmouth University poll commissioned by New Jersey Future and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign finds that 95 percent of New Jersey residents think it is important that we pay to maintain and improve our transportation system.
Posts Tagged ‘Transit’
Poll Shows New Jersey Residents Concerned About Transportation Funding
Monday, March 1st, 2010Stimulus Investment in Transit Creates Twice as Many Jobs as Roads
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010This according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), which analyzed data from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on state spending of federal stimulus dollars in 2009. The analysis found that “every billion dollars spent on public transportation produced […]
Budget Ax Falls on Transit, Spares Roads
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010In his address to the Legislature last Thursday, Governor Chris Christie proposed a number of cost-cutting measures designed to balance the state budget. Among those cuts was a $32 million reduction in the state’s payment to NJ TRANSIT. “The state […]
Groups to Governor Christie: No Cuts to Transit!
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Today New Jersey Future, along with 10 other planning, labor and environmental groups, released the following statement calling on Governor Christie to not cut funding for NJ Transit: A broad coalition of labor, environmental, and planning groups called on Governor […]
Congressman Holt Joins Daily Commute For ‘Take Your Legislator To Work Day’
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009In an effort to raise awareness of the need to reform federal transportation funding, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt recently joined a local constituent and Peter Kasabach of New Jersey Future for “Take Your Legislator to Work Day,” a challenge for […]
Menendez Co-Sponsors TOD Bill
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Menendez co-sponsors bill to promote TOD U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) has co-sponsored legislation introduced by Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) to provide financial support for transit oriented development.