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SO. TRENTON RES. AGAINST 29 v. FED. HIGHWAY ADMIN.

No. 98-5226.

176 F.3d 658 (1999)

SOUTH TRENTON RESIDENTS AGAINST 29; Theresa Fitzgibbon; New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby; Environmental Defense Fund; New Jersey Environmental Lobby; The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC); The Delaware River Keeper; New Jersey Environmental Federation; Tri State Transportation Campaign, v. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; Russell Eckloff, Division Administrator United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration; John J. Haley, Commissioner New Jersey Department of Transportation; Gloria Jeff, Acting Administrator, United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration; United States Department of Transportation; Rodney Slater, Secretary, United States Department of Transportation; Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission; John J. Coscia, Executive Director, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, South Trenton Residents Against 29; Theresa Fitzgibbon; New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby; The Delaware Riverkeeper; The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions; New Jersey Environmental Lobby; New Jersey Environmental Federation; Tri State Transportation Campaign, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed May 5, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Lloyd, Ann Alexander (Argued), Rutgers University School of Law, Environmental Law Clinic, Newark, NJ, for Appellants.

Susan C. Cassell (Argued), Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, Arlene R. Weiss (Argued), Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, for Appellees.

Before: STAPLETON, NYGAARD, Circuit Judges, and GOLDBERG, Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

Residents of South Trenton, New Jersey, who live near, use and enjoy the last remaining portion of the Delaware River waterfront in South Trenton, and various environmental groups sought declaratory relief and a permanent injunction against the Route 29 Riverfront Spur project. They contend that the federal and state agencies violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) because town meetings and community...

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