Transportation Roundup: Post-Earthquake Infrastructure Update and NJ's Case Against Congestion Pricing
The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In a lawsuit, the state of New Jersey is arguing against congestion pricing, citing environmental concerns. Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, reports on how the state's lawyers presented their case in the courtroom this week, and how likely it seems to derail the toll program's June launch. Plus, a check-in on the state of infrastructure after the tristate area was hit by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake and updates from Governor Kathy Hochul.
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| 0:00.0 | It's the Brian Larrowa show WNYC. Good morning again everyone. Yes, we are going to |
| 0:16.9 | continue to talk about the aftermath of the earthquake in our area. As you've |
| 0:21.9 | been hearing, this earthquake measured preliminarily at 4.7 on the scale |
| 0:28.0 | that they use for those things, which is still pretty mild as they go. |
| 0:35.0 | Our geologist guest a few minutes ago said it's really over seven on that scale |
| 0:40.6 | where you would expect deaths to occur. |
| 0:44.4 | Of course, there's been enough rattling |
| 0:46.9 | of people's homes and other buildings |
| 0:50.0 | that you've been reporting to us on the phone |
| 0:52.0 | listeners that we don't know for sure. that you've been reporting to us on the phone listeners, |
| 0:53.2 | that we don't know for sure that there were no deaths or injuries |
| 0:57.2 | in this, but that is not the first level of the reporting |
| 1:01.3 | at least, and thank goodness. We will continue to take your phone calls but |
| 1:06.3 | something more than I felt shaking. You know what I mean? We know now everybody felt shaking. So if anything more unusual happened or more extreme happened where you are that you want to help us report. |
| 1:22.5 | Keep calling 212 433. |
| 1:25.3 | WNYC 212 433 9692 or text as well to that number and as a coincidence Stephen S. and our |
| 1:37.8 | transportation reporter was scheduled anyway this morning but to talk about |
| 1:42.4 | something else now we're going to talk about |
| 1:44.2 | both things Stephen was coming on to talk about congestion pricing getting its day |
| 1:49.8 | in court really two days in court the last two days in court, the last two days in New Jersey. |
| 1:54.9 | New Jersey is making a claim that congestion pricing, which of course is the fee |
| 2:01.0 | that's supposed to be implemented in June for driving on the streets of |
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