Quoted on radio station WNYC (June 14), New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair Joseph Lhota says that there are solutions to the capacity… Continue Reading MTA Chair Lhota Champions Cooperation
Conditions were returning to normal at about 7 p.m. on June 14, as PATH service to World Trade Center resumed following President Obama’s… Continue Reading June 14: PATH Closure Ends at 7 p.m.
In August 2011, Hurricane Irene struck the New Jersey area. One of the casualties was the River Line light rail of NJ Transit,… Continue Reading River Line Repairs Enter Final Stage
Several months ago, NJ Transit modified its bicycle-on-board-trains policy to prohibit use of bicycles at stations that do not have high-level platforms; this… Continue Reading New Bike Policy: NJT Gives Back, Takes Away
This article is from Railway Age, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Lackawanna Coalition Calling it a “newly relaxed Bike… Continue Reading NJT Adjusts Bikes-on-Trains Policy
The weekend of May 19–20, boosted by several music festivals, resulted in the second-highest train ridership totals in NJ Transit’s history, according to… Continue Reading Weekend Festivals Spark High Ridership
As a result of a first-of-its-kind exercise for NJ Transit, the agency is proposing cuts in 11 bus lines, which NJT says are… Continue Reading 11 Bus Lines Targeted for Cutbacks
More than two years ago, NJ Transit changed its policy on the use of trains by bicyclists, publishing (in timetables) rules that restricted… Continue Reading Bicycle Policy Under Review
For one year, NJ Transit has been encouraging its customers to participate in its periodic “Scorecard” survey of opinion. The latest results show… Continue Reading Survey: NJT Doing Better; Rails Still Lag
New Jersey Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson suggested on May 9 that some NJT buses might pick up passengers on the streets of Manhattan,… Continue Reading NJT Buses May Roam Manhattan
