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More Bad News About the State of New Jersey Transit

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November 14, 2016 - New Jersey Star-Ledger

Gov. Christie Changes Stance on Cross-Hudson Transit Capacity

Buried in the Port Authority's recent report on the future its financing and operations, was a plan to move forward with a project to increase transit capacity across the Hudson River.

January 11, 2015 - Bloomberg

ARC Cancellation Leaves New Jersey-New York Rail Connections in Race Against Time

Dana Rubinstein writes that New Jersey Chris Christie may have to answer for more than just the Bridgegate scandal if he throws his hat into the ring in the 2016 presidential campaign.

October 6, 2014 - Capital New York

Friday Funny: Gov. Christie Caught Playing in Traffic

Barry Blitt makes light of the "Bridgegate" scandal that enveloped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration in his cartoon for the cover of the next New Yorker magazine. If you play politics with traffic, you risk getting run over.

January 10, 2014 - The New Yorker

Were Politics Behind Christie's ARC Termination?

When the long planned, and much needed, project to build a second train tunnel under the Hudson River was cancelled by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, he blamed escalating costs and a burden to the state. Was he lying?

April 11, 2012 - The New York Times

NY Times Defends the Port Authority

When a recent audit of the Port Authority's spending at ground zero turned up $3.8 billion in cost overruns, the Governors of New York and New Jersey went on the offensive. Michael Powell provides some cover for the agency.

February 11, 2012 - The New York Times

Wind Farm Proposal off New Jersey Shoreline Draws Controversy

An independent analysis insists that Fishermen's Energy's 30-megawatt wind farm project could cause a statewide economic disaster, writes Tom Johnson.

February 8, 2012 - Next American City

New Jersey Stiffs FTA on ARC Expenses

Governor Chris Christie announced the state would not repay the $271 million the Federal Transit Administration claims it is owed for the canceled trans-Hudson rail tunnel, reports Jim O'Grady.

January 29, 2011 - WNYC

The Other Reasons He Cancelled the Tunnel

With political pressure from both sides of the aisle palpable, Gov. Christie discusses how he analyzed and justified the ARC tunnel's cancellation.

January 18, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal

Controversial Housing Bill Advances in NJ

A law requiring New Jersey towns to ensure 10 percent of new units are affordable now awaits a vote by the State Assembly.

November 10, 2010 - The Star-Ledger

Largest Public Works Project in America Scrapped

New Jersey governor Chris Christie has cancelled a proposed $8.7 billion tunnel under the Hudson connecting his state with New York City.

October 8, 2010 - CNN

NJ Governor's ARC Tunnel Plug-Pull Can Lead to Better Plan

Ostensibly, the actions today by NJ Governor Chris Christie to cancel the "Access to Region's Core" (ARC) tunnel project seem like a vicious blow to the future of rail in our country (fatal even, given the recent commentary from conservatives country-wide on opposition to the national high speed rail network projects).  I myself am extremely disappointed that our state's fiscal circumstances have led the Governor to make this decision, and I am sincerely empathetic to the construction and operational jobs and potential to improve mobility conditions that this cancellation jeopardizes.

October 7, 2010 - Ian Sacs

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