Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti Archives

DOT announces $19.6 million in local grants for Safe Routes to School program

May 31, 2022 1:31 pmMay 31, 2022 1:41 pm

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has announced $19.6 million towards the Safe Routes to School Program, a program created to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing option for students. The funds will be...

NJ Transit fares will stay stable for fifth straight year, Murphy announces

February 28, 2022 12:05 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that New Jersey Transit will go a fifth consecutive year without a fare hike, fulfilling a campaign promise to prevent taxes, tolls, and fares from rising. “Without a single fare hike, NJ Transit has been...

Murphy aide headed to NJ Transit

August 16, 2021 12:32 pmAugust 16, 2021 3:12 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has named one of his top aides to a newly-created post of general counsel at New Jersey Transit. Brian Wilton, Murphy’s deputy chief counsel and Authorities Unit director, will assume the post in mid-September. His replacement in...

Auth, Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Corbett holding town hall Tuesday evening

October 6, 2020 6:17 pmOctober 7, 2020 2:29 pm

Assemblyman Bob Auth will hold a town hall with Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti and NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett Tuesday evening. The virtual event, which begins at 7 p.m. and will be streamed on the assemblyman’s governmental Facebook page, will...

NJ Transit unveils 5-year, 10-year plans

June 8, 2020 6:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced five- and ten-year plans for New Jersey Transit that will include billions of dollars in spending on infrastructure improvements and new cars and trains Monday. “Before our current public health emergency, we made critical investments and...

Murphy downplays knowledge of toll increase, but his staff briefed unions on plan

February 26, 2020 3:17 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he didn’t know the details of proposed toll increases at the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway before reading about it following his budget address, but senior administration officials and the state transportation commissioner briefed...

A guide to how N.J. Democrats pick their national convention delegates

February 24, 2020 3:04 amFebruary 24, 2020 5:27 pm

Since the possibility exists that no candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination will be the presumptive nominee before the June 2 New Jersey primary, here’s a Q&A to help you understand how Democrats will pick their delegates to the national...