Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Tag: Jim Simpson

  • NJT Buses May Roam Manhattan

    –

    John Bobsin

    –

    New Jersey Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson suggested on May 9 that some NJT buses might pick up passengers on the streets of Manhattan, rather than just at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.  Simpson broached the idea at NJT’s monthly board meeting; the idea was reported by Karen Rouse in The Record (May 10).  Although any…

    Read more

  • NJDOT Chief Wants to Work on Reliability

    –

    John Bobsin

    –

    This article was published in the Asbury Park Press. It is quoted here as a matter of interest, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Lackawanna Coalition. If it takes a village to raise a child, maybe it takes a transportation commissioner riding the trains to make them run on time? New Jersey…

    Read more

  • Rail Riders Score NJT Low

    –

    John Bobsin

    –

    In NJ Transit’s customer survey, released July 13, rail customers gave their service a barely acceptable score of 5.2, lower than scores recorded by bus (5.5), light rail (6.5) and disabled access (7.5) users.  NJT Executive Director Jim Weinstein had predicted the survey would “show our warts,” and it certainly did.  Rail riders gave the…

    Read more

  • Coalition Statement on Killing of ARC

    –

    Donald Winship

    –

    We agree with Gov. Christie and his administration that the ARC project as proposed was too expensive, and it was flawed.  It did not allow connectivity at Penn Station, and it could not be extended to the East Side.  The organizations representing New Jesey’s rail riders raised these issues, and we were heard and believed. New…

    Read more

  • Governor Appoints New Transportation Leaders

    –

    Donald Winship

    –

    Gov. Christopher Christie has appointed new leaders for the New Jersey Department of Transportation and New Jersey Transit.  The new commissioner of NJDOT is James Simpson, a New Yorker who started his transportation career in the trucking business.  He was also Federal Transit Administrator from 2006 to 2009 in the Bush Administration.  The commissioner of…

    Read more

Recent Posts

Categories

Archives

Tags

Amtrak ARC bicycles budget bus buses Chris Christie conference Delays equipment fares From the Chair From the Railgram Gladstone history Hoboken Jim Simpson Jim Weinstein Joseph Clift LIRR Midtown Direct Montclair-Boonton Morris & Essex MTA Newark NJT board NJ Transit NJ Transit Board Northeast Corridor North Jersey Coast Line NY Penn Station Pascack Valley Line PATH Penn Station First Plan Raritan Valley RUN Safety SCDRTAC Secaucus Junction Super Bowl Superstorm Sandy transparency Transportation Trust Fund tunnels weather