Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Urging/Supporting
Purpose: To urge support of the expansion of the Port Authority of NY/NJ PATH in Newark, New Jersey.
Additional Information:
Sponsors: Council Member John S. James
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WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council has a deep commitment to continue development of our City; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council believes that investment by the Port Authority of NY/NJ in the expansion of a new PATH station in the vicinity of Frelinghuysen and Haynes Avenues will enhance the mass transit link between the airport and the heart of our metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council understands that this project has been envisioned since the 1970s with over a ten (10) year collaboration between the New Jersey Regional Planning Association, Port Authority of NY/NJ and Newark Housing Authority; and
WHEREAS, a Port Authority of NY/NJ study recommended the project in 2012 and since then Port Authority of NY/NJ representatives have visited with city officials and housing authority representatives and public presentations by Port Authority of NY/NJ representatives are planned for November 2015; and
WHEREAS, this $2 billion dollar project is due to break ground in 2018, connecting the growing Newark Liberty International Airport directly to Manhattan while simultaneously creating a transit and airport village transforming Dayton Street and the Seth Boyden corridor for city residents; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council enthusiastically urges continued support of the $2 billion dollar Port Authority of NY/NJ PATH project expansion in Newark, New Jersey.
THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Newark Municipal Council believes that a $2 billion dollar investment by the Port Authority of NY/NJ in the expansion of a new PATH station in the vicinity of Frelinghuysen and Haynes Avenues of the city will enhance the mass transit link between Newark Liberty International Airport and the heart of our metropolitan area.
2. The project is due to break ground in 2018, connecting the growing Newark Liberty International Airport directly to Manhattan while simultaneously creating a transit and airport village transforming Dayton Street and the Seth Boyden corridor for city residents.
3. The Newark Municipal Council enthusiastically urges continued support of the $2 billion dollar Port Authority of NY/NJ PATH project expansion in Newark, New Jersey.
STATEMENT
This resolution urges the continued support of the Port Authority of NY/NJ PATH project that will invest $2 billion dollars into enhancing the mass transit link between Newark Liberty International Airport and the heart of our metropolitan area while transforming city corridors for our residents.