Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

  • NJ Transit Gets a Four-Year Reprieve, Starting a Year from Now

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    David Peter Alan

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    Transit agencies throughout the nation are working hard to make it through the next few years. The reason is that the COVID-19 relief money, enacted as a one-shot measure to keep transit going during the worst of the pandemic, will soon run out. That could happen to NJ Transit as soon as next year, when…

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  • Need an Alternative to the NJCL?

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    George Kaufer

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    Here’s a list of alternatives by town for those who need it: Avenel – #115 to PABT…for Newark, take it to Jersey Gardens for the #24 or #40 (you have to walk through the mall to get to the local bus stop) Woodbridge – #116 to PABT or #803 to Metropark/#48 to Rahway for the…

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  • Corporate Transit Fee

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Transit agencies throughout the country are facing fiscal crises after ridership droppedsome 90% during the early days of the pandemic, rebounding only slowly. Federal funding kept trains and buses running, and as that funding ends, agencies are looking at a dismal financial future. This is where NJ Transit finds itself, with a looming fiscalshortfall of…

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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; Budget hearings were held in April by both chambers of the New Jersey Legislature, and we await the final legislative budget at the end of June. Regarding NJ Transit, we areparticularly concerned about the proposed 30-day expiration for single ride tickets, paper or digital, as we…

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  • Lackawanna Coalition Celebrates 45 Years of Service to Area Riders

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    David Peter Alan

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    On Tuesday, April 9, the Lackawanna Coalition celebrated the 45th anniversary of its founding in 1979. The organization was established in 1979, when transit in New Jersey was in crisis. Local rail service was provided by Conrail, with help from the Commuter Operating Agency, a subagency of the New JerseyDepartment of Transportation. The railroad needed…

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  • New York MTA Says Some Congestion Pricing Revenue Will Go to New Jersey, But Will It Be Enough?

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    David Peter Alan

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    While everyone waits for Judge Leo M. Gordon to decide whether theproposed congestion-toll plan for Manhattan south of 60th Street has metlegal requirements, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority(MTA) has said that some of the money that will come from the proposedtoll will go to New Jersey.Gordon is presiding over the case brought by the State…

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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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