Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NJTransit

Essential workers board an NJ Transit bus. With fare revenue down drastically, the tri-state region will need more federal money if it wants to keep transit running and eventually reopen the economy. Photo: Isobel Cully

Op-Ed: Feds Must Help Keep Transit Running

By Kevin Garcia | May 7, 2020 | No Comments

Transit is the only option for thousands of low-income essential workers — and essential for the revival of the regional economy — as New Jersey shows.

Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

MTA Leads Multiple Agencies in Demanding $25B from Congress

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments

The leaders of 10 transit systems — from coast to coast — are begging Washington for "at least" $25 billion in emergency funding as they battle the twin symptoms of the coronavirus: freefalling ridership and additional costs.

New York's economy would be paralyzed if the 110-year-old Gateway Tunnel were to collapse.

Feds Must Fix Hudson River Tunnel Before Catastrophic Failure Cripples New York

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 27, 2019 | 23 Comments

The Regional Plan Association estimates that a failure of the tunnel would cost billions to the New York region and send home values plummeting.

There are less expensive ways to solve the problem of Penn Station. Photo: Glugalug/Wikimedia Commons

Integrated Planning Can Help Free New York Transit From Dependence on Trump

By Alon Levy | Feb 14, 2018 | 1 Comment

The New York region can’t count on Washington to fund its transit mega-projects.

RPA's Fourth Regional Plan calls for a total of eight regional rail tracks under the East River (adding two to the four existing tunnels, plus the two East Side Access tracks under construction), but comparable service could be provided with six tracks if LIRR shares its infrastructure. Map: RPA

NY Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If LIRR Agrees to Share Track

By Alon Levy | Dec 4, 2017 | 39 Comments

RPA proposes much-needed integration of regional rail in its Fourth Regional Plan, but doesn't push for the politically challenging reforms that will be necessary to build it efficiently.

Solid circles represent existing rail stations, gray circles represent planned stations, and white circles represent stations Levy recommends adding to New York's regional rail system. Image: Alon Levy/Pedestrian Observations

Envisioning a Regional Rail System That Serves City Residents

By David Meyer | Nov 10, 2017 | 65 Comments

Transit researcher Alon Levy outlines his prescription for aligning New York's commuter rail services with global regional rail best practices.

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