September 24th 2009
After U2 concert, Meadowlands train service clogged for hours, fans say
Those people want rapid transit
Without having built enough staging to dispatch trains with enough frequency to fill every block between the sports complex and SJ - as well as a means for turning rapidly at SJ (do-able, but NJT has not trained crews […]
June 10th 2008
I think I’ve finally figured out that there is someone in Penn Plaza named Operating Difficulties. I don’t know who he or she is, but clearly this person is the scapegoat (or perhaps the legitimate cause) of most things gone wrong with NJTRO.
Yesterday, 6/9, provides some insight into Operating Difficulties’ workmanship in the 96+ degree […]
March 24th 2008
The proposed second rail tunnel to New York City should go all the way to Manhattan’s East Side, according to a planning study that will be released Tuesday. Instead of ending at Penn Station, the tunnel would reach Madison Avenue with a possible link to Grand Central.
The Regional Plan Association, a transportation advocacy group, also […]
March 23rd 2008
More development planned for downtown. They may have parking spaces, but getting in and out of them will be the real challenge. It’s going to get uglier on Rts. 18, 27, 1 and 130 without MOM.
Voorhees still silent on Transit Village need to morph into Transit City.
“…The $650 million plan fits those needs, calling for […]
January 24th 2008
Star-Ledger (Middlesex Edition), Thursday, January 24, 2008
BY MARYANN SPOTO, Star-Ledger Staff
A majority of residents living near a proposed rail line through Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties want the service in order to reduce their commute time and ease congested roadways, a new poll shows.
Monmouth and Ocean county freeholders released the results yesterday with the goal […]
January 15th 2008
Transit Panel Urges Gas Tax Increase
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: January 15, 2008
Filed at 9:03 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — A special commission is urging the government to raise federal gasoline taxes by as much as 40 cents per gallon over five years as part of a sweeping overhaul designed to ease traffic congestion and repair […]
November 19th 2007
The New York Times November 19, 2007, 11:37 am
Is Manhattan Turning Against Congestion Pricing?
By Sewell Chan
Support for congestion pricing is falling — even among Manhattan voters, who among all city residents have been the staunchest supporters of the proposed traffic fees — according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning…
Manhattan voters, who […]
November 17th 2007
Even the NCS gets a plug on the New York Times sports page…
By GEORGE VECSEY
Published: November 18, 2007
Newark
The woman was in the heartland of the opponent, wearing a fancy orange and blue jacket commemorating the four Stanley Cups won by the Islanders, albeit a quarter of a century ago.
“New York?” she shouted. “Is this the […]
November 15th 2007
PA giving $1B more to rail tunnel
TOM DAVIS
Bergen Record
The Port Authority plans to contribute an additional $1 billion toward the construction of a second commuter rail tunnel to Manhattan, an agency spokesman said Wednesday.
Best quotes:
“They’re milking the motorists to pay for the lion’s share of the capital program that helps non-motorists,” said Steve Carrellas, coordinator […]
November 7th 2007
Many moons ago, on my daughter’s 18th birthday, I decided that she was old enough to ask for what she wanted as a present. Can’t go wrong here, I thought. She picks it out, I go get it. Simple.
When I awoke from my dream, here’s how it really went, as I recorded it in my […]
