# NEW JERSEY | LOW-RISE / GENERAL Development News + Construction **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [January 6, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279 "2023-01-06T15:20:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/22 "2024-01-12T18:23:01Z")
Same. I especially hate how half the seats on the multilevels face the opposite direction the train is travelling. I explicitly avoid those seats whenever I have to ride those trains. Plus the MultiLevels are absolutely _ugly_. A stark contrast to California’s double deck Stadler sets which are sleek and stylish. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/23 "2024-01-31T06:27:05Z")
This is welcoming news. Replace the decrepit bridge and give more money to NJ Transit. > **[Opponents want N.J. to ditch $10.7B Turnpike extension plan, send money to NJ...](https://www.nj.com/news/2024/01/opponents-want-nj-to-ditch-107b-turnpike-extension-plan-send-money-to-nj-transit.html?outputType=amp)** > > Opponents of a plan to widen the New Jersey Turnpike's Hudson County extension to the Holland Tunnel pressed officials for dates on promised public hearings. ---
**Author:** ![GentriVacation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/gentrivacation/32/8324_2.png) [@GentriVacation](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GentriVacation)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/24 "2024-02-01T14:48:30Z")
The article makes a good point that the new NJ Transportation Commissioner’s entire career has been in highway construction. That raises concerns about systemic bias towards more detrimental highway construction. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/25 "2024-02-24T05:18:51Z")
> **[Controversial 8-story Jersey City clifftop project approved, despite fierce...](https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/02/controversial-8-story-jersey-city-clifftop-project-approved-despite-fierce-opposition-from-neighbors.html?outputType=amp)** > > The project by Pintak Development was met with criticism over the safety of being on the cliffs and for being out of character with the area. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/26 "2024-04-24T06:37:20Z")
“Just one more lane bro.” Another portion of the NJ Turnpike is to be widened in the name of “easing congestion.” Widening lanes has been statistically proven to not fix traffic. Give it some time and it’ll be clogged up due to induced demand. > **[A section of the N.J. Turnpike in South Jersey is closer to a much-needed...](https://www.nj.com/news/2024/04/a-section-of-the-nj-turnpike-in-south-jersey-is-closer-to-a-much-needed-expansion.html?outputType=amp)** > > The long-awaited N.J. Turnpike widening project between exits 1 and 4 in South Jersey took a step forward with the hiring an engineering company. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/27 "2024-04-24T11:51:14Z")
That’s great news and is long overdue. It’s kind of annoying that it’s only two lanes in each direction in south Jersey, especially as that’s the main route between NY/NJ and the Baltimore/Washington area and is a very busy freight corridor. I don’t think this is comparable to the proposed New Jersey Turnpike extension in Jersey City, which passes through an urban area and is parallel to high-frequency mass-transit routes. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/28 "2024-05-20T05:58:44Z")
The next widening scheme has been revealed. That bridge though is _definitely_ due for a replacement but the some of the biggest issues are that its approaches pass through reasonably populated neighborhoods and widening it won’t fix traffic. > **[Outerbridge Crossing: Results of Port Authority study on widening the...](https://www.silive.com/news/2024/05/outerbridge-crossing-results-of-port-authority-study-on-widening-the-99-year-old-bridge-to-be-released-in-2025.html?outputType=amp)** > > The $8.3M feasibility analysis is halfway done, according to the agency. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/29 "2024-06-14T18:34:42Z")
Here is a piece featuring a NIMBY crying about how tall buildings are “ruining” Jersey City. > **[Monster buildings are ruining Jersey City; Repaving impinged on legal...](https://www.nj.com/opinion/2024/06/monster-buildings-are-ruining-jersey-city-repaving-impinged-on-legal-driveways-letters.html?outputType=amp)** > > "I am saddened when I am at Journal Square with the over 70-story skyscrapers and the other monster buildings that are not for our residents but for New Yorkers," one author writes. ---
**Author:** ![GentriVacation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/gentrivacation/32/8324_2.png) [@GentriVacation](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GentriVacation)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/30 "2024-06-16T16:31:19Z")
Cities aren’t supposed to change and adapt to the needs of the future!!! (Probably what this person thinks) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/31 "2024-06-16T17:34:11Z")
That’s what this person thinks. And that’s fine. The person is entitled to his, her and/or their opinion. The issue is that people who think the way this person thinks vote, and the people who disagree with this person abstain from voting. And that’s why we get the leaders we get. ---
**Author:** ![GentriVacation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/gentrivacation/32/8324_2.png) [@GentriVacation](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GentriVacation)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/32 "2024-06-17T12:20:46Z")
Oh trust me, I’m aware. Voting is important. Get out and make your voice heard. Even in (and possibly more importantly) small, local elections. Obviously people are entitled to their point of view. But when that view is actively inconsiderate and damaging to the majority of society (especially damaging towards people who are already being blocked from things like dignified, affordable housing and safe, active transportation) I tend to have less sympathy for their platform. ---
**Author:** ![colrain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/colrain/32/38661_2.png) [@colrain](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/colrain)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/33 "2024-06-17T12:34:48Z")
That guy doesn’t even count as a NIMBY because Journal Square is far away from his backyard which is closer to Bayonne. It’s like someone in Astoria complaining about skyscrapers in Long Island City. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/34 "2024-06-19T03:57:00Z")
Elizabeth Station renovations are complete. [https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-cuts-ribbon-grand-re-opening-fully-renovated-elizabeth-rail-station](https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-cuts-ribbon-grand-re-opening-fully-renovated-elizabeth-rail-station) [Take a look at NJ Transit’s new Elizabeth train station - nj.com](https://www.nj.com/atlantic/2024/06/take-a-look-at-nj-transits-new-elizabeth-train-station.html) ([Paywall Bypass](https://archive.ph/t623v)) [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/elizabeth/sections/business-and-finance/articles/nj-transit-cuts-ribbon-for-grand-reopening-of-renovated-elizabeth-rail-station](https://www.tapinto.net/towns/elizabeth/sections/business-and-finance/articles/nj-transit-cuts-ribbon-for-grand-reopening-of-renovated-elizabeth-rail-station) > **[NJ Transit Cuts Ribbon on Renovated Elizabeth Station – Railfanning.org](https://railfanning.org/2024/06/nj-transit-cuts-ribbon-on-renovated-elizabeth-station/)** [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/d/3d7c4a5219032f20f7d0575e3fac45294aa21a28.jpeg "Elizabeth Station Grand Re-Opening Ribbon Cutting Event") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1D6CPh5sA4) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/35 "2024-06-19T13:18:35Z")
> ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/9/09b8f30e65743106cf36d7e5e510b44ba3d92808.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/36 "2024-06-21T15:05:45Z")
> **[How a developer made $20 million flipping a Bayonne property for the Turnpike...](https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/06/how-a-developer-made-20-million-flipping-a-bayonne-property-for-the-turnpike-expansion.html)** > > The Alessi Organization is giving up the former Marist High School site to the NJ Turnpike Authority for its controversial turnpike expansion proposal. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/37 "2024-06-22T00:54:25Z")
> **[NJ Transit's Sussex County expansion is on track with upgrade to century-old...](https://www.njherald.com/story/business/transportation/2024/06/21/nj-transit-sussex-expansion-on-track-with-work-at-century-old-tunnel/74005766007/)** > > Work on a new liner for the Roseville Tunnel, another major step in the Lackawanna Cutoff project, is nearly complete, officials said. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/38 "2024-07-10T06:19:26Z")
Jersey City is rightfully opposing the Newark Bay Extension widening proposal. They agree that the bridge needs replacing but acknowledge more lanes means more traffic. > **[Upgrade plan for New Jersey Turnpike extension leading to Holland Tunnel...](https://abc7ny.com/post/upgrade-plan-new-jersey-turnpike-newark-bay-hudson/15046175/)** > > Planned upgrades to the Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike are drawing fire from elected officials and community members in Jersey City. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/39 "2024-07-10T18:54:49Z")
I wonder if the Holland Tunnel should be widened as well. ---
**Author:** ![ophizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e36b37/32.png) [@ophizer](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ophizer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/40 "2024-07-11T00:06:57Z")
all bridges and tunnels into NYC should be widened, at 15 bucks a piece, it will more than pay for itself 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![GentriVacation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/gentrivacation/32/8324_2.png) [@GentriVacation](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GentriVacation)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/41 "2024-07-11T12:42:46Z")
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