New Jersey

As New Jersey faces rising electricity costs, growing demand for power, and concerns about grid reliability, a new report from the Garden State Initiative looks back on a canceled energy infrastructure project that could have helped address these challenges. Resiliency Lost: The Energy and Leadership Costs of Canceling NJ Transit’s Grid Infrastructure, authored by Chris Jeter, examines the history of a proposed transportation microgrid dubbed NJ TRANSITGRID. Developed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the project was ultimately canceled by NJ Transit in January 2024. The report offers both a history lesson and a cautionary tale about the

Two decades ago, NJ Transit officials were studying how to replace the aging Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River, hoping to eliminate a notorious railroad bottleneck before a new Hudson River tunnel opened in 2016.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey announced $500,000 in clawed-back federal dollars secured through the Transit Security Grant Program to strengthen security and safety at the planned Andover park-and-ride station.