The Unsustainable Structure of New Jersey’s （新泽西的不可持续的结构）.pdf

Regional Plan Association The Unsustainable Structure of New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund March 2010 Acknowledgments This report was written by Juliette Michaelson, Senior Planner, with Christopher Jones, Vice-President for Research, Regional Plan Association, in coopera- tion with Tri-State Transportation Campaign and New Jersey Future. This report was designed by Jeff Ferzoco, Creative and Technology Director, with Benjamin Oldenburg, Research Associate, Graphic Design, Regional Plan Association. We thank the William Penn Foundation for its financial support. Sources Blue Ribbon Transportation Commission. “Blue Rib- bon Commission Report: Recommendations for En- suring a Strong Transportation Network for the 21st Century. A Report to Governor James E. McGreevey and the New Jersey Legislature.” 2003. Bond Buyer. “Transportation Debt Burdens N.J. TTFA May Run Out By Mid-2011.” 2009. New Jersey Department of Transportation. “FY 2010- 2019 New Jersey Statewide Transportation Improve- ment Program.” New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Informa- tion.” 2009. New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority. Mul- tiple documents. www.state.nj.us/ttfa. Regional Plan Association. “Reform, Revenue, Re- sults: How to Save New Jersey’s Transportation System.” 2005. Utility and Transportation Contractors Association. A Presentation by UTCA, 2009 to the Transportation Transition Team. 2009. Interview with Jack Lettiere, President of Jack Lettiere Consulting LLC and former Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2010. The Transportation Trust Fund, New Jersey’s main source of funding for road and transit projects, is caught in a massive spiral of debt. It didn’t happen overnight but gradually: Over the