The state has refused to adequately fund essential transportation improvements or consider a gasoline tax increase that would provide stable funding.
New Jersey has one of the nation's lowest gas taxes.
Cambria pointed out that when the state last year sought voter approval to increase Transportation Trust Fund borrowing, the money was said to be needed for major spending on necessary projects. They expected this would increase the money available to improve roads, bridges and mass transit-not be siphoned off to pay regular ongoing expenses. Skimming and pushing more and more costs off to the future is cynical and short-sighted.