NJT Weighing Englewood Light Rail Option
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 07:23 AM
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 01:18 PM
More on this story here.Tenafly could lose 12 private properties. As many as 126 employees at an Englewood business could have to relocate. And up to 1,255 homes could be within earshot of horns from passing light rail and freight trains.
This is some of the impact residents could face if a decades-old plan to bring light rail service, similar to electric trolleys, to eastern Bergen County moves forward.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 02:04 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 03 May 2013 - 09:31 AM
Faced with opposition to both of its original plans to extend its Hudson County-based light rail into Bergen County, New Jersey Transit will investigate a third option proposed last year by Englewood officials, Mayor Frank Huttle said Thursday.
http://teaneck.patch...ght-rail-option
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Posted 14 May 2013 - 01:08 PM
Read more.
Light rail to stop in Englewood, not Tenafly, NJ Transit decides
NJ Transit has abandoned plans to extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to Tenafly in favor of a plan to end the line at Englewood Hospital, the Record reported.
Poor choice of words for the headline. If HBLRT had been running to Tenafly as the endpoint, it would have stopped in Englewood as well. The word "end" would be more appropriate than "stop". And don't rule Tenafly out yet. HBLRT has always been built and opened in piecemeal fashion, so Tenafly could still be part of a future phase.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 10 October 2013 - 11:12 AM
New Jersey state leaders from Bergen County urge faster action on light rail plan in Northern Valley
Bergen County legislators are urging the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to move ahead with a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) studying the effects of light rail coming to the Northern Valley.
http://www.northjers...ern_Valley.html
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Posted 10 October 2013 - 11:29 AM
First statement is absolutely true. But then we hear that somehow a north-south light rail line is supposed to bring relief to two river crossings (GW Bridge and Lincoln Tunnel) which run east-west. Makes you wonder if this person even knows what they are talking about. And truthfully, for those who would use HBLRT as a feeder to PATH to gain access to New York City, the further north the light rail goes, the longer the trip to Hoboken or Jersey City to hook up with PATH. The time saved by avoiding traffic jams would be lost with the roundabout route."We're underserved by mass transit despite being the most populated county in New Jersey," said Schepisi. "It's a project that must absolutely move forward. Any person who ever sat in rush traffic trying to get to work on the George Washington Bridge or the Lincoln Tunnel would agree that this would be some welcome relief."
I'm definitely on board for eventual extension of Hudson-Bergen LRT into the second county in its name, but I think the expectations of what benefits it will deliver need to be more clearly defined.
And I think NJT will need to re-evaluate its operating scheme. Having over the years cut the weekend frequencies to 20 minutes and eliminated the direct service to Hoboken from the north on weekends, it has placed seating at a premium already. Those who board at Tonnelle Avenue and Bergenline Avenue get seats, and those getting on later end up standing. Most of the ridership is headed towards Newport, which offers the PATH transfer, the second seat cross-platform transfer to access Hoboken, and the area's regional shopping mall. Now with the line starting in Bergen County, you're cramming even more people onto those infrequent trips, and those who used to get seats will now already be standing in the aisle and doorways as the trip proceeds south through Weehawken and the western edge of Hoboken.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 17 October 2013 - 09:41 AM
Bergen legislators ask county government to support light rail extension
The hospital plans to build parking garages to accommodate commuters to the hospital and other light rail passengers.
Bravo! It's always critical to have trip generators connected to LRT.
Sloan
http://www.nj.com/be..._extension.html
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Posted 17 October 2013 - 11:32 AM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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