June 10th 2007
On Thursday, a plaque commemorating the high-speed rail tests performed in New Jersey in the 1960’s will be dedicated at the Princeton Junction train station. The dedication is open to the public. Following are details and the wording of the plaque (click on the image for a larger version).
Note that the United Aircraft […]
May 22nd 2007
South Orange native Zach Braff, director, writer and star of the movie Garden State (with Natalie Portman), mentioned NJ Transit during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. The whole monologue is worth watching, at least if you like New Jersey:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlhbSjE0LKI
“But I’m taking New Jersey Transit, the Morris/Essex Line.”
May 9th 2007
You may be aware that the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) has been conducting an I-78 Corridor Transit Study to see how transit can be improved along Route 78 between Lehigh County, PA, and Somerset County, NJ. If you visit the above link, you’ll see that the transit study has now become the […]
May 3rd 2007
As a slightly off-topic item, I want to mention that this Sunday is the Hoboken Art & Music Festival, on Washington Street in Hoboken, from Observer Highway (near the train terminal) to 7th Street. The festival’s hours are 11 am to 6 pm. I went last year and had a great time. […]
April 27th 2007
On April 26 I had the opportunity to attend a luncheon at Princeton University sponsored by Princeton’s Policy Research Institute. The speaker was Kris Kolluri, New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation, and I believe many would be interested in some of the things he had to say:
In the past, New Jersey’s various transportation-related agencies operated […]
April 25th 2007
Click for the full-sized image. I think the last one looks like the White Horse Circle, near Trenton.
Image from http://www.xkcd.com/c253.html
April 22nd 2007
Today is Earth Day. Leave the car at home, enjoy the nice weather, take a train ride or something.
April 11th 2007
Have you ever wondered how much NJ Transit employees are paid? It’s always been public record, but you probably had to ask the Governor’s office or one of your state legislators to get a list. I only know of one person that went through the trouble to get the list, and that was […]
April 2nd 2007
Well, the even money favorite came in- Rich Sarles is the new Executive Director at NJ Transit. Mr. Sarles is 62, has been the “behind the scenes” man on T.H.E. Tunnel and is a transit professional. The State avoided a long, expensive national search when the right candidate was literally in his office […]
