URBAN REPUBLICAN BLOSCHAK VOWS TO EXPAND NEWARK LIGHT RAIL INTO IRVINGTON AS ASSEMBLYMAN

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July 22, 2009

Urban Republican Bloschak Vows To Expand Newark Light Rail System Into Irvington as Assemblyman
Irvington-Urban Republican Assembly candidate Andrew Bloschak announced that one of his first initiatives as an Assemblyman for the 28th District would be to expand the Newark Light Rail System further into the city’s neighborhoods and into the neighboring Township of Irvington. Bloschak would fund the project partially through federal stimulus funds.
            “Right now the light-rail system in Newark is great for accessing downtown from the North Ward, but it is simply too limited as it stands.  We need better public transportation options from the surrounding communities as well as an economic incentive to redevelop retail areas in Newark and Irvington,” Bloschak said.
            Under the candidate’s plan, the light-rail spur would run along Springfield Avenue through Newark’s Central, South and West Wards into Irvington Center and possibly expand to Maplewood. This would revitalize a key retail district in an area with no nearby malls and create new jobs with good wages, as well as make it easier for Newarkers and Irvingtonians to reach the downtown of the state’s largest city. To facilitate the creation of new businesses, Bloschak would support income and property tax incentives specific to urban areas. Bloschak would also want rules requiring local residents to be hired and trained to construct and maintain the route.
            “There has been a lot of lip service from politicians over the years about economic revival in urban areas, but this proposal would create jobs, reduce congestion and pollution, and bring back an entire neighborhood. I hope I get the chance as the next Assemblyman from the 28th District so I can work for Newark and Irvington to create this project,” Bloschak concluded.
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