Uniting New Jersey against the toxic widening of the Newark Bay-Hudson County Turnpike Extension (I-78).
NJTA wants to spend $4.7 $10.7 billion just to repeat decades of failed policies that harm urban and environmental justice communities.
Meanwhile, NJ Transit riders face unreliable and infrequent service and large fare hikes.
Grassroots organizations from around New Jersey are standing together to put a stop to the toxic, wasteful widening of the I-78 Turnpike Extension’s approach to the Holland Tunnel.
The iron law of traffic, induced demand, has told us since the era of Robert Moses that “one more lane” does not fix congestion as new trips fill up the extra space, overflow to regional roadways, and ultimately generate more traffic and pollution.
Despite the vast space the Turnpike Extension and the Holland Tunnel occupy, transit already serves over 90% of NJ to NYC commutes with the Holland Tunnel only serving a minuscule 3%.
Our health and environment deserve better. Our underfunded transit system deserves better. New Jersey deserves better.
Does anyone really want this?
The citizens of Hudson County made it clear that we won’t stand for this project.
The elected officials of Jersey City and Hoboken along with groups across the state certainly don’t.
“We believe the project’s intent to increase motor vehicle traffic is ill-conceived, harmful to the air and water quality throughout the region …”
— SafeStreetsJC
Let’s tell Trenton that our health and environment are worth more than some turnpike toll revenue.
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