New Jersey

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded NJ Transit a $592,000 grant to study equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) along the proposed nine-mile extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) into Bergen County.

South Jersey lawmakers hope to derail plans for an 18-mile light-rail line connecting Camden and Glassboro, saying it is unnecessary.

Republican state Sen. Edward Durr called the route in its current form a patchwork approach that will divide smaller towns, increase traffic, and endanger the safety of residents.