Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

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  • By-Laws of the Lackawanna Coalition, inc.

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    ARTICLE I: MEMBERS Section 1.1: Membership. The Lackawanna Coalition, Inc. (“the Coalition”) shall be composed of members in two categories: Community Members and Individual Members. Section 1.2: Community Members. The community membership shall consist of representatives designated in writing by whichever municipalities and counties that are directly served by the Morris & Essex Line, Gladstone…

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  • Congressional Candidate Q&A on Northern New Jersey’s Commuter Crisis

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    ROUTE (Restore Our Transit in Essex) and the Lackawanna Coalition engaged all candidates who were running for the New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District with a nonpartisan questionnaire; 11 candidates responded. The survey sought to clarify candidates’ positions on the region’s worsening transit landscape, specifically addressing the permanent loss of DeCamp bus routes and the ongoing…

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  • News from the Customer Advocate

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    We have had the honor of having NJT Customer Advocate Franck Beaumin join our meetings as a guest to observe and take notes about issues we discuss.  This month, we had a specific question: How does cross-honoring get started?  On one recent occasion, a Coalition member, informed by PATH that cross-honoring was in effect, asked…

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  • Budget Committees, March 2025

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    We attended the Tuesday, March 25th hearing in Trenton (State House) and the Wednesday, March 26th hearing in Newark (NJIT Student Center). We presented the same statement at both, differing only in the committee name on the written copy.

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  • Lackawanna Coalition Continues to Support the Cutoff

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    The long-standing position of the Coalition has been that restoration of rail service between New York City and Scranton, Penn. would be valuable, allowing long-distance commuters to take a break from driving (thus improving congestion and air quality on Route 80), enabling tourists and vacationers to reach new destinations, and adding options to areas of…

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  • PATH Is Closed This Month—What Now?

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    Reprinted here from NJ Transit: There will be some schedule adjustments to select trains to enhance capacity and travel options for customers. These adjustments [began] on Monday, February 3, 2025 and continue through Friday, February 28, 2025. Rail customers traveling in and out of Hoboken Terminal will have the ability to connect to any one…

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    Avenel Woodbridge Perth Amboy South Amboy Aberdeen-Matawan Hazlet Middletown Red Bank Long Branch Elberon/Allenhurst Asbury Park Belmar/Spring Lake/Manasquan/Point Pleasant For intermediate riders, keep in mind that the North Jersey Coast Line can be “replicated” by taking the following chain of buses from Newark: #24/59/62 to Elizabeth – #48 to Perth Amboy – #817 to Campbells…

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  • Stuck on NJT? Alternative Transit Choices

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    Al Here are some options for when you find yourself in NJT hell. We’re working to get a complete set. . . . Acronyms

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  • Riders’ Comments

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    Whether you commute to work on transit, or use it for other trips; whether you are travel exclusively by transit or are a part-time motorist, we want to hear from you! Please submit your comments here. We will review them at our next meeting and periodically compile comments to bring to NJ Transit’s board. If…

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  • Kingsland Station: Don’t Close It!

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    August 19: We had members at both of NJ Transit’s hearings on Kingsland Station. Before the morning session, Legislative Director Vito Havrilla stopped by the station—and saw notices posted by advocates, not formal NJT notices, and met riders who were unaware and disturbed about the possible closing. Many residents attended the weekday/weekday evening hearings, some…

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