Lackawanna Coalition

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  • NJ Transit Accessibility Forum

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Semiannual accessibility forum is becoming a routine matter at NJ Transit—but not so routine that publicity can be neglected. The latest was on Tuesday, June 27, the day after our June meeting, and attendance was dismal or worse. A few folks attended remotely by Zoom, another handful or two in person in Newark. We had…

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  • Report from the Chair

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Summer has started with hot weather and the occasional storm, bringing a few downed trees to disrupt our travel. NJ Transit unveiled the beginning of its sustainability plan, and even as we are glad to see such a document from the agency, we note that it’s “broad strokes”/conceptual, and we need more and better from…

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  • Coach USA Cuts Newark Buses

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    Webweaver

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    We are a rail organization. However, we know that riders often connect to rail through their local bus (or in a more sustainable world with better schedules, they would do so), and bus connections to Newark rail stations are tangential to our immediate purview. We have followed the Newark NewBus plan, which ignored contract lines…

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  • No Changes for NJT Budget; $12M for Private Bus Carriers

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    Webweaver

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    New Jersey’s budget for Fiscal 2024, which starts on July 1st, was approved on the last day of June. This year’s budget approval process was not long and drawn out with government shutdown looming. Although there were debates over certain items, e.g., the tax rebate for seniors, the Legislature passed the budget on time. At…

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  • A New NJT Headquarters?

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    commentary Recently it was reported that NJ Transit is going to move its headquarters from its owned building on one side of Newark Penn Station to leased space on the other side of the station. We were flummoxed to hear this—generally speaking, owing one’s “home” is not only considered the American Dream, but also gives…

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  • Using SEPTA’s Senior Key Card

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    John Bobsin

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    Interstate Senior Fares? Seniors et al. can obtain a Senior Key Card valid for free riding in SEPTA within Pennsylvania. This leads to the question of just what seniors have to pay on SEPTA trains that cross the state line, to Trenton, West Trenton, and Delaware. (Side issue: once I met a Pennsylvania resident who…

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  • “Rush hour” at Bernardsville

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    John Bobsin

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    So we trekked over there to find out what was happening.  I wanted to find out whether the trains were really still terminating there (Yes), were they being parked somewhere farther west on the main line (No), or were they being sent back east to possibly delay the next train coming west (Yes). We arrived…

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  • RUN to Newark at the End of April!

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    David Peter Alan

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    The RAIL Users’ Network (RUN) will be coming to Newark on Friday, April 28, for its first “in person” conference since the COVID-19 pandemic sent RUN, the Lackawanna Coalition, and most of society into “virtual space” for the past few years. The conference itself will take place from 8:30 A.M. until 4:50 P.M. at the…

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  • Report from the Chair

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Budget season is in full swing in Trenton, and as April turned to May Legislative Director Vito Havrilla presented remarks at a Senate hearing. These have been posted to our website and forum. Kevin Corbett appeared at a later hearing and admitted that fare increases are on the table despite the governor’s denial. The last…

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  • NJ Transit: Truth in Advertising, Please!

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    Jesse Gribin

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    NJ Transit is lying. I don’t say this because of dishonesty in their dealings, or the fact that their IT constantly claims that trains are running and on time when they are in fact not. No, this is dishonesty in advertising. They claim, prominently—in advertising, news releases, and elsewhere—the following lie: “NJ TRANSIT is the…

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