NJ Transit Plans and $$
NJ Transit announced they moved into final design of an 8-mile rail line going roughly east-west across northern NJ in Passaic county that would connect to its Main Line route and run along existing freight tracks. The line runs to downtown Hackensack and some other busy areas. The line could in the future connect to another of its routes, the Pascack Valley line. This is all interesting, and NJ Transit works to build the non-NYC-CBD directed parts of its rail transit system.
Also, NJ Transit announced its impending June 1 fare increase, the second in a couple years I think (?). The bulk of fares will go up about 10% to cover a $60M operating deficit. It's unfortunate that the state doesn't have the wisdom to fund these operating deficits at a time when mass transit is so important to air quality, congestion, energy, and New Jersey's country leading efforts at sprawl control.
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csa | 2:28 PM |
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Anywhere we can find a map of the new line?
