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Posted by Senator Nicholas J. Sacco, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee on January 21, 2005 at 17:42:28:

Transportation Committee's Work in 2004 Paves Way for the Upcoming Year

by Senator Nicholas J. Sacco, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee

Over the past year, the Senate Transportation Committee has advanced bills in several areas that have improved safety, helped the environment and increased the quality of life for New Jersey residents.

One area that we have focused our attention on is pedestrian and motorist safety. The committee passed bill S-251, which will require the Commissioner of Transportation to identify traffic intersections that have demonstrated pedestrian safety problems. These intersections would then become "no turn on red" intersections. We have also addressed the growing problem that "pocket bikes" and "minimotos" have caused to pedestrians and motorists by passing legislation that would ban their use on public streets and sidewalks.

We have also been working on ways to make NJ Transit more convenient for passengers and more financially sound. With the launch of the River Line between Trenton and Camden, we have opened public transportation to tens of thousands more people and promoted economic growth along the line. We also passed a bill that allows NJ Transit to save over a million dollars each year by forming its own insurance entity.

The Committee realizes that our ports are among our most important transportation and economic resources. We have spent the last year investigating means by which to make them safer and more productive. We revised the regulations for individuals piloting ships in and out of our ports to increase safety standards. The recent oil spill on the Delaware River near Philadelphia shows the potential hazards even the most skilled pilot faces while in port and the need to have the best training possible for docking pilots.

As 2004 comes to a close, I am looking to join with the other members of the Transportation Committee to build upon these successes in 2005.

We will continue to strengthen security at our ports. We need to ensure the safety of not only passengers, but also cargo. Working with our Congressional representatives, I plan to fight for a larger, more equitable share of federal homeland security dollars so that our ports are the safest in the nation.

New Jersey is home to the largest port on the East Coast - Port Newark and Elizabeth - is the primary transportation and shipping gateway to all of the Eastern United States and Canada. Our ports see more than four million containers pass through it each year, yet only a small fraction of those containers are screened for chemical, nuclear or biological threats. One accident or attack at a New Jersey port, which may have been prevented if our homeland security dollars hadn't been going to Wyoming, could have damaging effects on the shipping industry all along the Atlantic Coast.

We also need to make our ports more productive hubs of intermodal transportation. When cargo containers are taken off ships, they need to be moved quickly onto trucks, trains and planes to get to their final destination. Right now this can be a time-consuming practice that can be especially hard on short-haul truckers who get paid for each container they deliver. We need to investigate ways to reduce congestion at our ports and make them more efficient.

One thing that we on both sides of the aisle can agree on is the need to get serious about the Transportation Trust Fund. In such a densely populated state that is at the center of one of the largest economic regions in the world, our transportation infrastructure is key. Over the next few years, many of our roadways, bridges and tunnels will need repairs and upgrades or else risk becoming outdated and unsafe for motorists. In order to maintain our roads and undertake the new construction needed to increase capacity and reduce congestion, we need a financially stable Transportation Trust Fund.

Governor Codey has already shown his commitment to expanding New Jersey's highway system to meet demand when he called for the study of widening the Turnpike between Exits 6 and 8A. Other, non-toll roads will need similar improvements, but will lack the ability to pay for them through tolls. This is why the Transportation Trust Fund will be so vital over the next decade. Its funding is a challenge that will take the cooperation of local and state government, labor and business.

In 2005 and beyond, the Senate Transportation Committee is committed to doing everything possible to get you to your destination safely and as quickly as possible. My door is always open to hear any concerns or ideas you may have for making New Jersey's transportation systems the best they can be.

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Senator Nicholas J. Sacco serves the 32nd Legislative District, which includes East Newark Borough, Fairview, Harrison, Jersey City, Kearny, North Bergen and Secaucus. He is Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.

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: Transportation Committee's Work in 2004 Paves Way for the Upcoming Year

: by Senator Nicholas J. Sacco, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee

: Over the past year, the Senate Transportation Committee has advanced bills in several areas that have improved safety, helped the environment and increased the quality of life for New Jersey residents.

: One area that we have focused our attention on is pedestrian and motorist safety. The committee passed bill S-251, which will require the Commissioner of Transportation to identify traffic intersections that have demonstrated pedestrian safety problems. These intersections would then become "no turn on red" intersections. We have also addressed the growing problem that "pocket bikes" and "minimotos" have caused to pedestrians and motorists by passing legislation that would ban their use on public streets and sidewalks.

: We have also been working on ways to make NJ Transit more convenient for passengers and more financially sound. With the launch of the River Line between Trenton and Camden, we have opened public transportation to tens of thousands more people and promoted economic growth along the line. We also passed a bill that allows NJ Transit to save over a million dollars each year by forming its own insurance entity.

: The Committee realizes that our ports are among our most important transportation and economic resources. We have spent the last year investigating means by which to make them safer and more productive. We revised the regulations for individuals piloting ships in and out of our ports to increase safety standards. The recent oil spill on the Delaware River near Philadelphia shows the potential hazards even the most skilled pilot faces while in port and the need to have the best training possible for docking pilots.

: As 2004 comes to a close, I am looking to join with the other members of the Transportation Committee to build upon these successes in 2005.

: We will continue to strengthen security at our ports. We need to ensure the safety of not only passengers, but also cargo. Working with our Congressional representatives, I plan to fight for a larger, more equitable share of federal homeland security dollars so that our ports are the safest in the nation.

: New Jersey is home to the largest port on the East Coast - Port Newark and Elizabeth - is the primary transportation and shipping gateway to all of the Eastern United States and Canada. Our ports see more than four million containers pass through it each year, yet only a small fraction of those containers are screened for chemical, nuclear or biological threats. One accident or attack at a New Jersey port, which may have been prevented if our homeland security dollars hadn't been going to Wyoming, could have damaging effects on the shipping industry all along the Atlantic Coast.

: We also need to make our ports more productive hubs of intermodal transportation. When cargo containers are taken off ships, they need to be moved quickly onto trucks, trains and planes to get to their final destination. Right now this can be a time-consuming practice that can be especially hard on short-haul truckers who get paid for each container they deliver. We need to investigate ways to reduce congestion at our ports and make them more efficient.

: One thing that we on both sides of the aisle can agree on is the need to get serious about the Transportation Trust Fund. In such a densely populated state that is at the center of one of the largest economic regions in the world, our transportation infrastructure is key. Over the next few years, many of our roadways, bridges and tunnels will need repairs and upgrades or else risk becoming outdated and unsafe for motorists. In order to maintain our roads and undertake the new construction needed to increase capacity and reduce congestion, we need a financially stable Transportation Trust Fund.

: Governor Codey has already shown his commitment to expanding New Jersey's highway system to meet demand when he called for the study of widening the Turnpike between Exits 6 and 8A. Other, non-toll roads will need similar improvements, but will lack the ability to pay for them through tolls. This is why the Transportation Trust Fund will be so vital over the next decade. Its funding is a challenge that will take the cooperation of local and state government, labor and business.

: In 2005 and beyond, the Senate Transportation Committee is committed to doing everything possible to get you to your destination safely and as quickly as possible. My door is always open to hear any concerns or ideas you may have for making New Jersey's transportation systems the best they can be.

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: Senator Nicholas J. Sacco serves the 32nd Legislative District, which includes East Newark Borough, Fairview, Harrison, Jersey City, Kearny, North Bergen and Secaucus. He is Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.

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