Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

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  • 30 Days Is Not Enough

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    At our March and April meetings, Coalition members discussed the proposed fare increase and condition changes approved by the NJ Transit Board of Trustees. We have mixed feelings about the 15%increase—we know how much the agency needs revenue, recognize that it is about half of the 31% that inflation has increased during this time, yet…

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  • Coming Attractions for Meeting Presentations

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    This month we welcome Gregory Woods and Joseph Tassiello from NJ Transit’s light-rail division. In April, we have a milestone anniversary—the Lackawanna Coalition celebrates 45 years of advocacy! Then in May, AlanDrake joins us in person, all the way from New Orleans, to discuss rail from an international perspective. June brings us Lackawanna Coalition Treasurer…

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  • SCDRTAC Commemorates Its Fortieth Anniversary

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    David Peter Alan

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    The Senior Citizens and Disabled Residents Transportation Advisory Committee (SCDRTAC) at NJ Transit commemorated its fortieth anniversary at its scheduled meeting on Monday, Jan. 22. All Committee members are seniors, some with disabilities, or younger persons with disabilities. They come from North, Central, and South Jersey, and they represent a number of different disabilities, as…

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  • Report from the Chair

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    This has been a busy month for the Coalition; plans for congestion pricing in New York City’s “Central Business District” raised questions about equitable funding, limiting air pollution and clogged streets, and the potential for simply transferring the traffic and parking demand to new areas (the basis for Bergen County’s suit); Dave Alan discusses the…

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  • Fare Increase Proposed

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    As this issue went to press, we were just days away from the first hearing on NJ Transit’s announced plan for a 15% fare increase in July and a 3% annual increase thereafter. Much of our February meeting was devoted to the topic, and we were prepared to speak at some of the hearings. We…

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  • Congestion Pricing Dispute Keeps Courts Busy

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    David Peter Alan

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    Former Lackawanna Coalition Chair Albert L. Papp often refers to the river that physically divides New Jersey and New York as the “Hudson Ocean.” The ongoing dispute over New York’s congestion pricing plan to impose tolls on vehicles entering Manhattan’s Central Business District (CBD), defined as south of 60th Street, seems to affirm Papp’s moniker…

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  • Railway Age Hosts Light Rail Conference in Jersey City

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    David Peter Alan

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    Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures (RT&S) jointly sponsored a light-rail conference in Jersey City on November 15 and 16. NJ Transit was the “transit host” and several managers were on hand to attend the event and make presentations. NJT CEO Kevin S. Corbett gave the keynote address, focusing on the agency’s 3 light-rail…

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  • Report from the Chair

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Welcome to a new year with the Lackawanna Coalition! We have an anniversary coming up this April—well, we do every year, but the 5s and 0s seem to get the most attention. We’ll turn 45 this April and will have a celebration at our meeting on the 15th of that month. We are also considering…

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  • Kingsland Station: A Downtown Asset

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Last month, we postponed our 2nd-Tuesday executive committee conference call to pay a visit to the Lyndhurst town commissioners at their monthly meeting. Some months ago, when the board discussed plans for the new Lyndhurst Station, we had noted in their “wish list” capital plan the proposed closing of Kingsland Station. We were disturbed—the location…

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  • 11-Day Service Disruption Affects M&E Riders in Morris County

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    David Peter Alan

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    An 11-day service disruption severely affected travel for many Morris & Essex (M&E) Line riders in December. All service between Morristown and Denville Junction was suspended, and there was only limited train service to Denville, Dover, and points west. Morris Plains and Mount Tabor had none. The outage was blamed on an incident on Sunday…

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