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Press Release
For Immediate Release
November 19, 2010 |
Contact: Joe Soldevere, 212-860-0606 |
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NY Reps. Urge Transfer Of NJ-Rejected Transit Funding to New York |
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Washington, D.C. – This week, a bipartisan group of New York Representatives wrote to federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, urging him to transfer to New York transit projects -including the Second Avenue Subway, East Side Access, and the new Moynihan Station- $3 billion in federal funding that had been slated for the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) project, which was canceled in October by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
The lawmakers -Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Peter King, Gregory Meeks, José Serrano, Paul Tonko, Bill Owens, Nita Lowey, Edolphus Towns, and Steve Israel- argued that the funding slated for the ARC project should remain in the Tri-State region, and that New York has many transit projects that qualify for federal funding and would help move hundreds of thousands of passengers on their first days of operation.
In their letter, the New York Reps. said that “from the Second Avenue Subway, East Side Access, the Moynihan Station, high speed rail for the Northeast and Empire Corridors, and dozens of other projects across the state, New York has an ambitious array of projects that qualify for federal transportation funds. We would welcome an early infusion of federal funds to move those projects forward more quickly.
“We believe that it makes sense to keep the New Jersey transportation funds in this region to help address our area's severe and growing transportation needs. We have great projects underway that can make effective use of the funding.”
Please click here for a full copy of the lawmakers’ letter.
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