The New Jersey Legislature provides 4 sessions for public input on the state budget. For Fiscal Year 2026, the Lackawanna Coalition presented their… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition at New Jersey Budget Hearings
The biggest change for the Lackawanna Coalition this month is the temporary relocation of our meetings to the Summit Public Library while Millburn… Continue Reading Report from the Chair – May 2025
SEPTA had announced budget cuts if nothing was reached before January 2026. It appears that there will be budget cuts and eliminations on… Continue Reading SEPTA Cuts Loom
The main transportation topic in western Morris County these days is I-80’s closure on account of a number of sinkholes that have developed… Continue Reading NJ Transit Reports Increasing Ridership amid Half-Fare Offer, Due to Sinkholes on I-80
For the past 46 years, which comprises its entire history, the Lackawanna Coalition has met in the wood-paneled conference room known as the… Continue Reading Getting to the Coalition’s New Meeting Location
Statement on the NJ Transit Strike UPDATE! We are glad to hear of the tentative agreement, though many of our members will be… Continue Reading STRIKE! We’re Out (in the Cold)
We attended the Tuesday, March 25th hearing in Trenton (State House) and the Wednesday, March 26th hearing in Newark (NJIT Student Center). We… Continue Reading Budget Committees, March 2025
A guest post by ROUTE founder Nick Giglia DeCamp bus stopping commuter service in April 2023 created a transit desert in many parts… Continue Reading A New ROUTE For Essex County
The long-standing position of the Coalition has been that restoration of rail service between New York City and Scranton, Penn. would be valuable,… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition Continues to Support the Cutoff
Reprinted here from NJ Transit: There will be some schedule adjustments to select trains to enhance capacity and travel options for customers. These… Continue Reading PATH Is Closed This Month—What Now?
