Solutions to be tested include air purification and antimicrobial light.
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Transportation
Ride share company gives 5 NJ orgs a ‘lyft’ with community grants
The funding provides so much more than a ride to or from a destination. It's a part of an initiative to eliminate transportation as a barrier to upward mobility for minorities.
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Cuomo says Hudson River tunnel could be fixed, not replaced. NJ not convinced
Rebuild or rehab? While the $11 billion price tag on the 110-year-old tunnel is staggering, there is no doubt the neighboring states need a working system so the lives of commuters aren't disadvantaged and further impacted.
Read More »PERSPECTIVE: The McAdoo-Biden connection
What the building of the PATH system teaches us about the progress of the Gateway Project.
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Monmouth Poll: COVID’s putting a real damper on Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving table will have fewer people around it for many Americans as one in four plans to attend remote video festivities and more than twice as many people plan to stay home instead of travel this year.
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DOT grant funds worth $161.25M set to go to 543 municipalities
Nearly every municipality in New Jersey is set to receive a municipal aid grant to advance road, bridge, safety, and quality-of-life improvements.
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OAG: Academy Bus allegedly defrauded NJT out of $15M (updated)
Filed in state Superior Court in Essex County, a whistleblower lawsuit alleges the bus operator engaged in an “extensive multi-year, multi-million-dollar fraud” by failing to report tens of thousands of missed bus trips.
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With Biden presidency, could NJ finally see the Gateway project move forward?
“The president-elect was very vocal about being supportive of the Gateway program and what it means to the nation’s economy,” Anthony Coscia, board chair of Amtrak, which owns much of the Northeast Corridor including the Hudson River portions, said in an interview.
Read More »NJBIZ Conversations: Greg Lalevee
Among other topics, the business manager for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 talks about big infrastructure projects, the effects of local and county budget cuts and how the pandemic is affecting the market in general.
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Rebuilding project
Greg Lalevee, business manager for the IOUE Local 825, talks about the Gateway Project and what Amtrak’s most famous rider might mean for its prospects.
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United pilot program to offer free COVID-19 rapid tests for Newark travelers
From Nov. 16 to Dec. 11, passengers on some flights to London's Heathrow Airport will be tested before takeoff while those who opt out will be placed on another flight.
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COVID has wrecked NJ Transit budget, but fares will not go up next year
NJ transit marked $860 million in decimated revenue from the loss of ticket sales, commercial revenue and state subsidies.
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