# 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:** 8
**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 16, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/142 "2025-05-16T04:01:55Z")
It has happened. First time in 42 years, the NJ Transit engineers have gone on strike. No trains will be running from this point on unless a deal is struck. > **[NEW JERSEY TRANSIT TEAMSTERS LAUNCH FIRST STRIKE AT THE RAILROAD IN 42 YEARS](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-jersey-transit-teamsters-launch-first-strike-at-the-railroad-in-42-years-302457425.html)** > > /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow morning, 450 locomotive engineers at New Jersey Transit (NJT) will launch the first strike at the railroad since 1983. The railroaders... The NJT Strike page was updated to reflect the stoppage of service. [https://www.njtransit.com/railstoppage](https://www.njtransit.com/railstoppage) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/7/4739ab95faf2beca76e62ca60b17cdbf8182eed2.png) ---
**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:** [May 16, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/143 "2025-05-16T12:08:06Z")
Sucks that it had to come to this, but withholding labor is one of the few levers workers can pull. I sincerely hope NJT takes a long hard think about treating their employees better and the engineers come out better off. Solidarity with the engineers ---
**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 16, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/144 "2025-05-16T15:46:26Z")
I heard that apparently the strike will cost NJT around _4 million_ **per day** in lost revenue. Giving the engineers a living wage would cost them less. NJT has some serious clowns in the executive offices. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/145 "2025-05-16T15:49:10Z")
Right, it literally doesn’t make economic sense. Meanwhile, NJT will still place the strike at the feet of the engineers and spin the story as, _“Look how these selfish workers caused such a problem for the public!”_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/146 "2025-05-17T16:41:18Z")
I was 100% expecting Murph to declare a state of emergency and use it to argue to a sympathetic judge that congestion pricing should not apply during the strike. Why he has not done so is known only to him and God. ---
**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 17, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/147 "2025-05-17T19:03:59Z")
He really should kill the wasteful **11 billion** dollar turnpike widening scheme and use the money saved to save NJ Transit. The biggest gripe many have with him is that he “promised” to fix it and 8 years pass he has done nothing but make blunders and waste money. Money was blown on a unnecessary HQ (that costed $500 million which included renovations and other upgrades), the $914 million boondoggle for new railcars that _still_ haven’t been delivered and fare increases. In addition, he turned down **free** money (that would of been over $100 _million_) from NYC as part of a settlement for his congestion pricing lawsuit the MTA offered that could of had the benefit of keeping the engineers from striking. ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/148 "2025-05-18T03:13:37Z")
lol damn! When you summarize it all so succinctly, Jersey’s a fvckin mess! ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/149 "2025-05-18T13:58:23Z")
Preach! ---
**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 19, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/150 "2025-05-19T01:43:59Z")
Big News: Strike’s over. The Engineers have reached an agreement, and rail service resumes Tuesday morning to ensure tracks and equipment are in working order. [https://www.njtransit.com/restart](https://www.njtransit.com/restart) > **[NJ Transit and engineers reach tentative deal to end strike; trains to resume...](https://newjersey.news12.com/engineers-union-says-tentative-deal-reached-with-nj-transit-trains-to-resume-monday)** > > The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and NJ Transit reached a tentative agreement on Sunday, ending a strike that began on Friday. > **[NJ Transit deal? Rail service resumes Tuesday after historic strike](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/new-jersey-nj-transit-strike-negotiations/6269236/)** > > New Jersey Transit’s train engineers have reached a tentative deal to end their three-day strike that had halted service for some 100,000 daily riders, including routes to Newark airport and across the Hudson River to New York City. [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/nyregion/new-jersey-transit-strike-agreement.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/nyregion/new-jersey-transit-strike-agreement.html) ([Paywall Bypass](https://archive.ph/rT0kk)) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/151 "2025-05-19T18:27:46Z")
Any word on the specifics of the agreement? ---
**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 19, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/152 "2025-05-19T19:48:57Z")
Not yet. The regular employees have to vote (and approve ot) first and then the details will be released. ---
**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 30, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/153 "2025-05-30T18:40:11Z")
Some pictures surfaced of NJ Transit’s new electric-powered multilevel trains actually undergoing testing in Colorado. These are years overdue, much like the new Acela trains, and will likely have worse acceleration than the trains they are replacing, since not every car is powered and they are much heavier. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/d/ed3939efe3e250c8cff3b0ba802906b748f3f3ff.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/6/16b4d10b3798f6289b5bf9cc918f9803d60cc1a4.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/8/d8fadb981bbd8ad6e8fa6a30dea576c176523a8b.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/d/dd70097864db515bf1772e54f14feb1335c9899e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/a/7a31638435d828003281134309aa65329f5aa352.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 3, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/154 "2025-06-03T01:33:03Z")
It’s nice that Denver has a lightly used electrified commuter-rail system that can be used for these types of exercises…. but shouldn’t the testing be done in a climate similar to that of New Jersey? ---
**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 3, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/155 "2025-06-03T01:35:36Z")
The testing isn’t done on Denver’s system. There’s an actual test-track out in Pueblo that permits high-speed testing. The New Acela trains were also tested out there at some point too. ---
**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 4, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/156 "2025-06-04T13:56:37Z")
It’s ridiculous US passenger trains are tested in an area that is not even served by passenger rail. To board an Amtrak train Pueblans have to drive either north to Denver or south to Trinidad. I wonder how much time, energy and effort is wasted shuttling these trains to Pueblo for testing and then to wherever they are put into service. ---
**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 5, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/157 "2025-06-05T12:48:26Z")
Not as bad as the Bayonne box… > **[Cliffside Cube? A new style duplex is rising in northern NJ. And it’s...](https://gothamist.com/news/cliffside-cube-a-new-style-duplex-is-rising-in-northern-nj-and-its-everywhere)** > > The duplexes are replacing traditional, single-family homes in the area. Some residents love them. Others love to hate them. But what should we call them? ---
**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 6, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/158 "2025-06-06T14:16:42Z")
[NJ TRANSIT Rail Service: New Rail Schedules – Effective Sunday, June 8, 2025 | New Jersey Public Transportation Corporation](https://www.njtransit.com/node/1927299) > **MAIN-BERGEN COUNTY-PORT JERVIS LINE** > > - Both Kingsland Station and the current Lyndhurst Station will permanently close after Train 1701 operates early Sunday, June 8. > - The new Lyndhurst Station – located just east of the current station – will open for service when Suffern-bound Train 1705 (6:41 AM) and Hoboken-bound Train 70 (6:59 AM) make their station stops on Sunday morning, June 8. > - There are slight adjustments to numerous trains that operate via the Main Line due to the closure of Kingsland Station. Check [**schedules**](https://www.njtransit.com/schedules/printable) for details. ---
**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 8, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/159 "2025-06-08T05:26:04Z")
The only public hearing for the Turnpike Widening Scheme is due to be held on June 18th. Many critics are saying that this should of happened when it was being planned, not _after_ they decide to go forward and get approval for certain components. > **[Public hearing to be held on controversial $6.2B Turnpike bridge. Critics say...](https://www.nj.com/news/2025/06/public-hearing-to-be-held-on-controversial-62b-turnpike-bridge-critics-say-its-too-late.html?outputType=amp)** > > Hearing on controversial $6.2 billion NJ Turnpike bridge project to be held on June 18. Opponents question if it anything will change. ---
**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 20, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/160 "2025-06-20T18:46:21Z")
> **[Friends, foes of controversial N.J. Turnpike bridge project square off at...](https://www.nj.com/news/2025/06/friends-foes-of-controversial-nj-turnpike-bridge-project-square-off-at-heated-hearing.html?outputType=amp)** > > The cost to replace bridge to replace N.J. Turnpike's Newark Bay Bridge is $6.2 billion. Opponents finally got to speak their mind about the Wasteful Turnpike Widening Scheme. This will likely be the only time they get this opportunity. ---
**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, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279/161 "2025-06-22T22:51:30Z")
The HBLR’s planned extension study is delayed once more. Whomp whomp. Lets see how many enviornmental studies and red tape this takes when it actually takes place… Why can’t they fast track this instead of the Wasteful Turnpike Extension? NJ needs a new, Pro-Transit governor. > **[Officials, NJ Transit riders frustrated as Bergen light rail extension study...](https://www.nj.com/news/2025/06/officials-nj-transit-riders-frustrated-as-bergen-light-rail-extension-study-delayed-until-2026.html?outputType=amp)** > > Bergen county officials are upset that two years after a federal agency said more study was needed to extend a light rail line. that work hasn't been done by NJ Transit. [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279.md?page=7) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-jersey-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/22279.md?page=9)