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New Jersey’s transportation, energy, and technology landscape saw major developments this week, from long‑awaited rail upgrades to sweeping energy reforms and new warnings about...

Two years ago today, the Gateway Development Commission secured the full funding needed to advance the Hudson Tunnel Project—one of the largest infrastructure investments in U.S. history. Since then, construction has continued across multiple Gateway Program projects, moving New Jersey and New York closer to a modern, more reliable rail connection beneath the Hudson River.

World Cup hosts New Jersey and Philadelphia approached event transportation in fundamentally different ways. Halfway into the event, how’d they do?

Tunnels, Turnpikes, and NJ Transit - Oh my! This and more in this edition of Infrastructure Update.

NJ TRANSIT’s new Multilevel III rail cars mark a major step in modernizing one of the nation’s busiest commuter rail systems. The 374-car fleet will replace aging Arrow III and Comet equipment, expand passenger capacity and improve service across New Jersey and into New York Penn Station.

Proposed World Cup security plans would restrict access at New York Penn Station for NJ Transit commuters on match days, creating major disruptions during peak travel periods. Critics argue the changes put commuters last in an already strained transit system.

NJ TRANSIT’s history is a cautionary tale of how short-term fixes and political avoidance can undermine even the most vital public institutions.

Part II of a deep dive in the origins, successes, and challenges of the largest statewide public transportation system in the nation