Lackawanna Coalition

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  • Report from the Chair – May 2025

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    Communications Director

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    The biggest change for the Lackawanna Coalition this month is the temporary relocation of our meetings to the Summit Public Library while Millburn Town Hall undergoes extensive renovation.  Elsewhere in this issue, member David Peter Alan details the train schedule for those attending in person.  Zoom attendees will not see any change.  Adjusting to a…

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  • Getting to the Coalition’s New Meeting Location

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    David Peter Alan

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    For the past 46 years, which comprises its entire history, the Lackawanna Coalition has met in the wood-paneled conference room known as the Committee Room at Millburn Town Hall, excepting only those months during the height of the covid-19 pandemic when we met by telephone using MaestroConference.  Once again, the building is closed, this time…

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  • Station Schedules Are Usually Wrong, But One Station Has a Correct Schedule Posted

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    Donald Winship

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    Many stations still have incorrect train schedules posted.  The last printed schedule, which showed service before Superstorm Sandy disrupted, is still on view at most stations.  Agents at Summit have posted the current temporary schedule, and we salute them for doing so. We advise customers to check NJ Transit’s web site, www.njtransit.com or to call the information…

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  • Study Highlights Transit-Oriented Development

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    John Bobsin

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    Once upon a time, trolley lines built amusement parks at the end of their lines to encourage ridership.  The modern-day equivalent may be the “Transit Village”: development at transit hubs, where transit users can live, work, or shop just steps from their train or bus.  A report due out on September 24 by New Jersey…

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  • Service Cuts Not as Severe as Feared

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    Donald Winship

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    Rail service cuts were not as severe as feared.  Although we reported apprehension about expected severe cuts in the January-February issue of the Railgram, the actual service reductions were modest, averaging a train or two on most lines.  The most hard-hit will be the Atlantic City Rail Line, which will lose one of its busiest…

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