Transit agencies throughout the country are facing fiscal crises after ridership droppedsome 90% during the early days of the pandemic, rebounding only slowly.… Continue Reading Corporate Transit Fee
This has been a busy month for the Coalition; Budget hearings were held in April by both chambers of the New Jersey Legislature,… Continue Reading Report from the Chair
On Tuesday, April 9, the Lackawanna Coalition celebrated the 45th anniversary of its founding in 1979. The organization was established in 1979, when… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition Celebrates 45 Years of Service to Area Riders
While everyone waits for Judge Leo M. Gordon to decide whether theproposed congestion-toll plan for Manhattan south of 60th Street has metlegal requirements,… Continue Reading New York MTA Says Some Congestion Pricing Revenue Will Go to New Jersey, But Will It Be Enough?
At our March and April meetings, Coalition members discussed the proposed fare increase and condition changes approved by the NJ Transit Board of… Continue Reading 30 Days Is Not Enough
The Senior Citizens and Disabled Residents Transportation Advisory Committee (SCDRTAC) at NJ Transit commemorated its fortieth anniversary at its scheduled meeting on Monday,… Continue Reading SCDRTAC Commemorates Its Fortieth Anniversary
This has been a busy month for the Coalition; plans for congestion pricing in New York City’s “Central Business District” raised questions about… Continue Reading Report from the Chair
As this issue went to press, we were just days away from the first hearing on NJ Transit’s announced plan for a 15%… Continue Reading Fare Increase Proposed
Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures (RT&S) jointly sponsored a light-rail conference in Jersey City on November 15 and 16. NJ Transit… Continue Reading Railway Age Hosts Light Rail Conference in Jersey City
An 11-day service disruption severely affected travel for many Morris & Essex (M&E) Line riders in December. All service between Morristown and Denville… Continue Reading 11-Day Service Disruption Affects M&E Riders in Morris County
