“We heard the public comments loud and clear and recognize as we move forward there is a need for NJ Transit to focus on the environment and it should be transparent,” Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, who serves as NJ Transit’s board chair, said during the Oct. 21 board meeting when the $577 million Transitgrid was announced.
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Port Authority doubles electric shuttle bus fleet at NJ, NY airports
The battery-operated buses are projected to save a combined total of approximately 1,600 tons of greenhouse gas emissions and about 240,000 gallons of diesel fuel each year, according to the bi-state agency, in addition to eliminating annual emissions of approximately 12,000 pounds of nitrous oxide and 900 pounds of particulate matter.
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More turbulence ahead
Newark Liberty International Airport handled more than 23 million flights in 2018 alone, and according to figures provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, more than 23,000 people are employed there and more than $33.6 billion of economic activity is generated by it in the New York City metropolitan area. But with talks over a new federal COVID-19 relief package stalled, tens of thousands of those workers could lose their jobs.
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Amtrak asks Washington for $4.9B bailout to avoid service cuts, layoffs
According to the rail provider, business remains at about 25% of pre-COVID levels with expectations of increasing to just 40% in the current fiscal year.
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NJ gas tax increase takes effect Thursday
All told, motorists will have to shell out 50.7 cents a gallon beginning Oct. 1, which is deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund and in turn used to finance road, bridge, highway and other transportation projects across the state.
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In route revamp, United Airlines adds 2 long-haul flights from Newark
The carrier said it will add nonstop trips to Johannesburg and Maui beginning next spring as part of an expansion of service to distant destinations.
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Amtrak partners with Lysol maker so rail customers can travel with confidence
Reckitt Benckiser, which operates its U.S. headquarters in Parsippany, will supply EPA-approved disinfection solutions for use across high-touch and high-traffic areas in the company's trains, stations and Metropolitan Lounges.
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Murphy open to revamping how gas tax increase is calculated
Though it would require a bill to be sent his way from the Legislature, the governor said Monday he was "open" to the idea of calculating the levy in a different way, after the state treasurer announced last week it would go up 9.3 cents in October due to record-drops in travel.
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Updated financial plan released for Hudson Tunnel Project
The Gateway Program Development Corporation (GDC) said Aug. 28 it submitted an updated financial plan for construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project (Project). The project includes the construction of a new two-track rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River, the comprehensive rehabilitation of the existing 109-year-old North River Tunnel, and the completion of the third and ...
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NJ drivers to see gas tax go up this October amid record drop in travel
Under a law enacted in 2016 under then-Gov. Chris Christie, the levy contains a “specific formula to ensure that [gas] revenue is meeting a certain target. When it does not, the gas tax rate has to be adjusted accordingly," State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio said in a statement announcing the uptick, adding that changes in the rate "are dictated by several factors that are beyond the control of the administration.”
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Subaru of America donates SUV to Cooper University Health Care EMS
According to Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli, co-CEO for the health care system, the team responds to more than 40,000 calls for service annually.
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Coach USA debuts employer commuting solution
The program offers dedicated buses to support social distancing and effective risk management, as well as allowing for flexible routing so companies can customize stops.
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