Beth Osborne, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation will meet with NJ SEED members at the kick-off event for NJ SEED’s 26th Annual Congressional Briefing. This year’s event begins Tuesday evening, April 23, with a cocktail reception at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters headquarters in Washington, D.C. at 6:30 PM.

Staff members include Devon Barnhart (pictured), legislative assistant & counsel, Georgia Gann, a legislative assistant on transportation issues, and Zoe Baldwin, senior specialist, transportation and environment. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Senator Lautenberg’s D.C. Office.

The Regional Planning Board of Princeton approved Princeton University’s proposed Arts and Transit neighborhood plan at a meeting Tuesday, Dec. 18, by a vote of 9-1. The approval clears the way for the University to break ground in early 2013. NJ SEED supports Princeton University’s Arts and Transit neighborhood plan as it represents an incredible amount of direct benefit to not only the citizens of the community but to the region and the state’s economy. Princeton University’s proposal to create an Arts Center and redevelop the surrounding area will provide a single transit station unifying all modes of transportation in the town of Princeton. It will also create a true transportation hub while increasing the efficiency of public transportation for all of those in Princeton.

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The Port Authority today announced that it will finish the deck removal portion of the Raise the Roadway project at the Bayonne Bridge six months ahead of schedule, ensuring completion of this important project in advance of commercial operations at the widened Panama Canal. The deck removal will provide critical navigational clearance for larger post-Panamax ships to access port terminals in New York and New Jersey when the Panama Canal opens. Construction of the Port Authority project is being expedited under the leadership of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Work will commence in mid-2013 when crews begin to build a new elevated roadway 64 feet above the existing deck. Once completed, the Read the rest of this entry »