Tag: New Jersey
How much money do road diets save?
Can road diets do more than promote safety and save space for pedestrians — can they also save cash? Turning a four-lane undivided road into three lanes, and then converting the fourth lane into bike lanes, sidewalks, on-street parking, or a combination is widely thought to benefit the primary users of the extra space, but […]
Gas tax hike to hit New Jersey drivers
Within 24 hours after this year’s elections, a new bill in New Jersey proposed raising the state’s gas tax to almost $300 yearly for the average driver. The increased revenue will be put towards the state’s roadwork fund for fixing roads, rails and bridges, reports The Star-Ledger newspaper. The legislation, which was proposed by Assembly Transportation […]
Senate bill: increase localities’ control over transport budgets
A new bill would potentially give local agencies much improved access to federal transportation funding, reports Streetsblog. The bipartisan bill, introduced last week by senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, and Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, is called Innovation in Surface Transportation Act and, if passed would designate certain federal funds — long under […]
Free parking in Bayonne to lure shoppers until New Year
The city of Bayonne, New Jersey has lifted parking fees in certain areas for the entire month of December. City officials hope that the free parking in Bayonne will help generate holiday business. The Bayonne Parking Utility has suspended parking fees at the city’s metered parking spots for all non-commercial vehicles. “The free parking program will […]
Proposed NJ church parking has residents up in arms
A proposed parking lot has become a bone of contention between the First Church of Christ, Scientist and its neighbors in the historic district of Haddonfield, New Jersey. The controversial parking lot has been approved by the borough Planning Board and will go before the Zoning Board soon. Haddonfield zoning laws mandate churches to have […]
