Much was made in the 1990s about the "Midtown Direct" effect in New Jersey—the apparent causation of major increases in home values and housing demand in certain New Jersey suburbs, Maplewood included, by the creation of new commuter train lines with one-seat rides to midtown Manhattan. Faster, more convenient commutes equates to more well-paid Read More
The Obama administration likes rail tunnels.U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Wednesday morning urged progress on the pair of new rail tunnels planned for under the Hudson, suggesting a large commitment of funds would come from the federal government at a later date for the $8.7 billion job.
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While the bulk of federal stimulus money for transportation and infrastructure will likely go toward repair and renovation projects, one gigantic new construction project will also reap the rewards: New Jersey Transit’s $8.7 billion planned set of new rail tunnels under the Hudson River called Access to the Region's Core Read More
With ominous music playing in the Read More
Much of Governor Paterson's approach over the last few months has been characterized by telling New Yorkers what they will not have under a Paterson administration. There will not be flush state coffers (and there will be cuts); there will not be a finished World Trade Center by 2012; there will not Read More
"What is essential to Moynihan Station is that it be a viable transportation hub," he said, speaking at a Crain's Read More
With at least eight years left before a set of new rail tunnels under the Hudson River are scheduled to be built and functioning, developer Sam Chang has already begun to reap benefits from the project. That's because the voracious builder of cookie-cutter hotels bought a $24 million West Side parking lot last November—a Read More
The route of the tunnels has drawn criticism from Read More
