So, I am a New Jersian who frequently travels to Manhattan for both business and pleasure. Due to the difficulty of traffic and parking in New York City, I prefer taking mass transit, so improved rail access to the city is something which I support. When Governor Christie cancelled the ARC tunnel project, I was disappointed.
It turns out that my disappointment was unfounded, and that Christie’s cancellation of the project was the right move. Today Amtrak announced it is planning to build a very “Gateway” tunnel project very similar in route and purpose as the ARC tunnel, but to be built for Amtrak instead of NJ Transit and paid for almost entirely as a federal project instead of the largely by NJ tax payers.
So we New Jersians get our better rail tunnel (in 10+ years…) and don’t have to pay out the nose for it! Good deal.
More Info:
Gov. Christie, Democratic U.S. senators scramble to take credit for Gateway tunnel project | NJ.com.
You say potato, I say potato, let’s call the whole thing off (or not)
So, I am a New Jersian who frequently travels to Manhattan for both business and pleasure. Due to the difficulty of traffic and parking in New York City, I prefer taking mass transit, so improved rail access to the city is something which I support. When Governor Christie cancelled the ARC tunnel project, I was disappointed.
It turns out that my disappointment was unfounded, and that Christie’s cancellation of the project was the right move. Today Amtrak announced it is planning to build a very “Gateway” tunnel project very similar in route and purpose as the ARC tunnel, but to be built for Amtrak instead of NJ Transit and paid for almost entirely as a federal project instead of the largely by NJ tax payers.
So we New Jersians get our better rail tunnel (in 10+ years…) and don’t have to pay out the nose for it! Good deal.
More Info:
Gov. Christie, Democratic U.S. senators scramble to take credit for Gateway tunnel project | NJ.com.