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American Dream Meadowlands | photo: www.americandream.com Even before the developers of American Dream Meadowlands (formerly “Xanadu“)—a hulking, still-half-built retail development currently lumbering towards completion in North Jersey—announced plans to add a theme park to the project, they had been ignoring a serious issue: how people would get there. TSTC recently [...] NJ Transit wants to hear from riders. As part of its ”Year of the Customer,” the agency has been rolling out efforts to acquire feedback from its customers. To complement the “SCORE Card” initiative, NJ Transit is holding public forums “to hear about your experiences.” According to the agency, “the forums will give customers the opportunity to [...] A RiverLINE train passes through the Rutgers University-Camden Station. Source: Rutgers University-Camden Upon beginning service in 2004, the RiverLINE, New Jersey Transit’s 34-mile light-rail service between Trenton and Camden, was often reported to have been an expensive mistake. Critics cited the large construction cost overruns and posited that South Jersey would see limited [...] In today’s Star-Ledger, TSTC NJ Advocate Janna Chernetz and General Counsel Vincent Pellecchia write that the disruption caused by Hurricane Irene highlighted the importance of the transit network and the need to invest in the system. But in many ways, New Jersey is going in the opposite direction: Statewide, retail vacancies around transit hubs [...] Linden recently received a grant for streetscape improvements. At a August 22 press conference in South Plainfield, NJ Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno announced the award of 84 grants totaling $12 million to municipalities and counties for infrastructure improvement and safety projects. Among them was $100,000 for a transit village streetscape project in Linden, designated a Transit [...] A $450 million grant for the Northeast Corridor should lead to more reliable service on NJ Transit and Amtrak. USDOT announced today that it has released $745 million for two high-speed rail projects to improve service on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey and New York. The move ensures that Amtrak will receive the [...] New Jersey’s public transit system links residents with economic centers both inside and outside the state. But the state has committed steadily smaller shares of transportation capital spending to transit, as shown by a review of its transportation capital programs. In fiscal year 2004, nearly half of the program was dedicated to transit. In [...] I can’t remember ever receiving a 52% on a test in school and that being considered “satisfactory” or “acceptable.” Hopefully, NJ Transit doesn’t think so either. Selected results from NJ Transit's SCORE Card customer survey. Click to view all results. During April and May, 19,000 riders filled out surveys rating NJ Transit in [...] |
 
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