New Jersey grows without car travel
A new report by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign shows that New Jersey continues to grow economically even as people start to drive less and take public transit more. While it should not be a surprise that more environmentally and space efficient travel (if not time efficient) could be just as useful in assisting a state's economy, it is always nice to have some proof that an investment in infrastructure and service has the payoff that one expects. A few items from the report:
-- From 1997 to 2004, the number of miles traveled by transit grew 30%, compared to 15% growth for the number of commuters who drive.
-- Economic growth in NJ has proceeded without corresponding gains in mileage driven – the number of miles driven for each dollar of economic output produced in the state has fallen 5 percent.
-- Freight movement, and particularly truck travel, is growing much faster than passenger travel, and managing this trend looms as a major challenge.
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