What do customers born after 1980 (the “millennial generation”) need from public transit? To find out, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been… Continue Reading Millennials’ Transit Needs
On July 11, NJ Transit’s Board approved an operating budget of $1.94 billion that envisions no fare increase this year, making more than… Continue Reading No NJT Fare Hike This Year
One problem faced by NJT rail riders is finding clean restrooms before, during, and after their journeys. Few stations have toilet facilities at… Continue Reading NJT Restroom Stinks, Riders Say
The New Jersey Transit Board voted at its meeting on June 12th to partner with Cablevision to install and offer WiFi service at… Continue Reading NJT Will Offer WiFi on Trains, but It Won’t Be Free
A proposed law to reduce NJ Transit fares for some Bergen County riders was released on June 10 by the State Assembly Transportation Committee. … Continue Reading Bill Would Cut Bergen Fares
While energy experts worry that world production of oil has already peaked—”peak oil”—a different phenomenon may eventually require less oil in the U.S.:… Continue Reading Peak Miles: Young Americans Drive Less
A month-long investigation by New York public radio station WNYC, New Jersey Public Radio, and The (Bergen) Record newspaper has resulted in extensive… Continue Reading Media Questions NJT Sandy Response Anew
On NJ Transit’s Morris & Essex lines, the busiest stations are Newark Broad Street and Summit; both have 3 station tracks and 2… Continue Reading NJT Plans Track Improvements at Summit
Plans to extend the New York City Transit No. 7 subway line, which runs between Flushing and Times Square in Manhattan, onward to… Continue Reading Subway to Secaucus Engineering Report Issued
New Jersey Transit says that 97% of the level of service to and from Hoboken Terminal that ran before Hurricane Sandy flooded the… Continue Reading NJT Says 97% of Hoboken Trains Will Be Running by March 24
