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Morris Economy 2011

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Goal: Help Morris Traffic, Help Morris Workers

Two major transportation studies could lead to meaningful changes for eastern Morris County.

Two major transportation issues plague much of eastern Morris County: How to handle additional vehicle traffic when new large developments are planned, and the dearth of parking at three key NJ Transit stations. So two studies aim to develop solutions for those problems. The first study is an examination of the East Hanover Avenue corridor from Whippany Road in Hanover to Speedwell Avenue in Morris Plains. Those two municipalities, Morris Township and Morris County are conducting the study. It was sought after Hanover changed zoning along the road to entice new businesses, and plans for at least four new potential developments appeared. The second study is of the parking and business development potential of the Chatham, Madison and …

MadInNJ

11:28 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Shortfall of 230 parking spaces in Madison, but only 10 in Chatham? Sounds like they expect everyone in Chatham Twsp to drive to Madison rather than use the Chatham Borough station. Also, has anyone considered how many people will no longer be commuting into NYC but working from home or local satellite offices by 2030. As for a parking deck "adjacent" to Madison's station, would hope they mean …   more ›

Monday, December 12, 2011

Things Looking Up For Morris' Economy

Still, some jobs are lower-income, and some big buildings remain unfilled. Leaders credit a business-friendly climate for the gains.

The economic ice seems to be cracking. As the year ends, Morris County business and government leaders say there is the sense the economy in the state and county has turned a corner. They're not expecting a boom, but they're predicting steady economic improvement for 2012, and they're crediting in part the efforts of the Christie Administration to improve the state’s business climate. Paul Boudreau, president of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, said the consensus from a year of meetings with county businesses was “they had a better 2011 than 2010.” That is also the assessment of several other economic agencies and organizations, whose end-of-the-year reports indicate positive movement in the state’s economy in the areas of employment…

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