“There’s got to be a way that operating expenses are paid for — and not out of the capital moneys of NJ Transit — and that there’s enough capital money available to do the things that NJ Transit needs,” said founding director of the Alan Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University, Martin Robins.
NJSPL: The Potential of Participatory Budgeting Within New Jersey
Budget Cuts and Who Absorbs Them When budgets are cut, the first programs to go are those without dedicated funding or legal mandate. Many of those programs serve low-income, disabled, and vulnerable populations. New Jersey is in a period of fiscal austerity. The...