Lackawanna Coalition

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  • Taking Transit to Trails with NJ Transit

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    Daniel Chazin

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    NJ Transit’s Transit to Trails web page, www.NJTransit.com/trails, states that it “gives everyone the ability to access over 40 parks in all 21 New Jersey counties via our bus, light rail, rail, or Access Link services”. In fact, very few New Jersey parks can be accessed via public transit, and the transit-accessible ones are primarily…

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  • Lackawanna Coalition at New Jersey Budget Hearings

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    Vito Havrilla

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    The New Jersey Legislature provides 4 sessions for public input on the state budget. For Fiscal Year 2026, the Lackawanna Coalition presented their statement to the legislature at 2 of those sessions: the Assembly Budget Hearing at the State House in Trenton on Tuesday, 27 March, and the Senate Budget Hearing at NJIT in Newark…

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  • NJ Transit Reports Increasing Ridership amid Half-Fare Offer, Due to Sinkholes on I-80

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    David Peter Alan

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    The main transportation topic in western Morris County these days is I-80’s closure on account of a number of sinkholes that have developed along the route. NJ Transit is offering half-fare round trips for riders on Morris & Essex and Montclair-Boonton Line trains west of Dover to encourage motorists to take the train, and the…

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  • 11-Day Service Disruption Affects M&E Riders in Morris County

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    David Peter Alan

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    An 11-day service disruption severely affected travel for many Morris & Essex (M&E) Line riders in December. All service between Morristown and Denville Junction was suspended, and there was only limited train service to Denville, Dover, and points west. Morris Plains and Mount Tabor had none. The outage was blamed on an incident on Sunday…

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  • Coalition Steps Up Community Outreach

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    David Peter Alan

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    At its meeting on Monday evening, the Lackawanna Coalition announced preliminary plans to increase our outreach to our communities; the counties and municipalities along the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, and Gladstone Lines. We will not focus exclusively on community participation, however, because we would like to welcome anyone who is interested in helping us with…

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  • Report from the Chair: Jan./Feb. 2023

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    A new year starts this month: my 3rd as Lackawanna Coalition chairperson, and NJ Transit Rail’s 41st. The Coalition has a new Web site, the forum is back in operation, and we are looking forward to being the advocate host of the Rail Users’ Network’s in-person conference in the spring. Our resolution supporting the expansion…

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  • Make Your Voice Heard at NJ Transit’s Hearings on Proposed Fare Increases and Service Cuts

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    David Peter Alan

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    New Jersey Transit has called for fare increases and elimination of some service that affect our area of concern. They include eliminating the last train of the evening from Hoboken on the Montclair-Boonton and Pascack Valley Lines, as well as eliminating the connection between Morristown and the Livingston Mall on the #872 bus. The Lackawanna…

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  • Coalition Statement About NJT’s Handling of Winter Storm Juno

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    David Peter Alan

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    Everyone feared the recent snowstorm, which New York Mayor DiBlasio predicted would be “historic” in its effect. The actual storm did not reach that level of intensity or devastation in New Jersey or New York City, but it is shaping up to be one of the worst winter storms of all time in New England…

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  • M&E, Montclair Restored after Storm

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    John Bobsin

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     Morris & Essex and Montclair-Boonton lines are scheduled to restore service at noon, Saturday, Feb. 9; service had been suspended at 8 p.m. on Friday during  the snowstorm.  NJT attributed this action to the vulnerability of those lines to tree damage, citing the experience of Superstorm Sandy in October (which has resulted in continuing reduction…

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  • NJT Posts New Rail Schedules without Notice

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    Donald Winship

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    New Jersey Transit has just posted new schedules for all rail lines to their web site, as service takes another step toward returning to pre-Sandy levels.  The new weekday schedules take effect this Monday.  There are improvements on the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, and Gladstone lines, although there are still some serious gaps in service, and…

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