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  • Public Notice Required Before“Substantial Curtailment” of Non-NJT Buses

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    As this issue goes to press, we were notified of the governor’s signature on S2607/A3872, which requires private bus operators of “motorbus regular route service”, not including “charter bus operation,” “special bus operation,” or “casino bus operation” or “a motorbus route predominately operated for tourism or recreational purposes” to give NJ Transit and the N.J.…

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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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