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(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan could fund a new tunnel between New Jersey and New York City on the Northeast Corridor, according to

Washington: Re “Amtrak proves Amtrak wrong” (editorial, March 29): The work that Amtrak is doing at night and on weekends in the 110-year-old North River Tunnel is only maintenance in one section designed to keep the tunnel running and immediately reduce delays. It is not the full rehabilitation of the tunnel, so it lasts another century, that is necessary as part of the full Hudson Tunnel Project under the Gateway Program.

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Thursday morning! Let me preface this lead-in by saying none of this is an April Fool’s joke. Ber...

POLITICO We asked governors what they want from Biden. Here’s what they told us. The POLITICO symposium of seven governors suggests the revival of the practical-minded center Biden extols might be attainable for his administration. POLITICO illustration/Getty Images, iStock Link Copied Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama, who was a supporter of former President Donald Trump, has something in mind she would welcome from a new president who she voted against: money. Specifically, the Republican leader is ...

Power 100: N – Z Philip Norcross Law firm Parker McCay and lobbying firm Optimus Partners might represent the epitome of the politically connected firms – if the news headlines and government watchdogs are to be believed. Philip, an executive at both, is the nexus of those connections. That became evident in 2019, when activists and a task force put together by the Murphy administration outlined Optimus’ and Parker McCay’s alleged influence over the creation of the 2013 tax break progra...

U.S. Reverses Guidance That Impeded Funding for Hudson Rail Tunnel 02/16/2021 | 05:36pm EDT Send by mail : Message : By Ted Mann WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump administration opinion that had effectively blocked federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River linking New Jersey and New York City. The DOTs Federal Transit Administration rescinded guidance issued in 2018, which effectively blocked project sponsors from counting fu...

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Wednesday morning! Who could have possibly seen this coming? Committee Chair state Sen. Nicholas S...

As travelers become more aware of their carbon footprint and take action to mitigate it, high-speed rail is playing an increasingly important role in intercity travel. But while many developed and developing countries enjoy robust high-speed rail networks, the same cannot yet be said for the United States. The Acela Express is Amtrak’s one and only high-speed service. Operating wholly within the Northeast Corridor between Washington DC and Boston, Acela technically meets the loosely defined d...

© Getty Images Metropolitan areas have had a difficult year, navigating concurrent crises from rolling out mass vaccination campaigns, reckoning with impacts of systemic racism and addressing climate change — all while preparing for challenges such as impending evictions and the uncertainty of what the future of work will be. There is no ‘normal’ to return to. There is one urgent priority our federal government can address to help cities jump start their recovery: investing in infrastruc...

Title Text:  Caption:  Description:  Image Credit:  Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance is likely a lame duck and declined to prosecute Donald Trump’s children in 2012, but he may be the one person who can now hold the former president accountable for his actions. While an impeachment conviction seems unlikely in Washington, Vance’s office has been slowly gathering evidence in a criminal probe of Trump’s personal and corporate tax returns. Vance�...