Join Our Next Meeting!
The button above will take you to a full list of “ABCs” (Alternatives, Back-Ups, and Contingencies) for all NJ Transit rail lines. Get home, or to your other destination, safely!
Monday, May 19th, 6:45–9:00 p.m.
Temporary Relocation to Summit Public Library
Our April meeting will be at the Summit Public library, as Millburn Town Hall is being renovated. We’ll be meeting at the Summit library, at 75 Maple Street in Summit, at least through August. More details are here.
Statement on the NJ Transit Strike
This strike will be hard for riders throughout the state, but especially in areas such as my town of Woodcliff Lake, where the few buses were substantially cut in response to the pandemic and never returned to a full schedule. What is most important to rail passengers is that both sides work in good faith to resolve the issues quickly so that we don’t have to suffer through an extended outage. Riders who are able to find alternatives may not come back, and that makes the per-passenger cost greater for everyone, bad news for both agency and union, as well as the riders, taxpayers, and businesses of the state.——Sally Jane Gellert, chairperson
Lackawanna Coalition Continues to Support the Cutoff
We’re encouraging members and colleagues to check out the potential for renewal of rail service between New York City and Scranton, Penn. Areas such as Sussex County will have new transit opportunities, and generally where new transit is installed, prosperity follows. More information here.
We Welcome ROUTE to N.J. Transit Advocacy
A number of LC members attended a kick-off meeting of a new transit advocacy organization in our state, specifically in Montclair, where DeCamp’s closing has left major gaps in service for residents. Founder Nick Giglia writes a guest post here.
For general information check our forums—newsletters and Lackawanna Coalition meeting agendas are posted there in the General section. Members have access to more discussions in our forum.
