Transportation
The Deadly Implications of Chris Christie's Traffic Problems
Fort Lee is one of New Jersey's most dangerous driving spots. Why hasn't the governor done more there?
Way before media across the United States were analyzing the nuances of traffic patterns leading to the George Washington Bridge, John Cichowski, who writes the "Road Warrior" column for The Record of northern New Jersey, noticed something funny.
He poked into the strange traffic jams that plagued Fort Lee last September, and was among the first to ask a question that has clouded Governor Chris Christie's high flying political ambitions: "Why would the Port [Authority of New York and New Jersey] purposely quadruple commuting time for some of the people who live closest to one of the nation's busiest bridges?"