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>unify operations and planning of NJ transit, LIRR, and Metro North Everyone agrees but insiders who know about the current state of the transit organizations
by Nav_Panel 8y ago
>unify operations and planning of NJ transit, LIRR, and Metro North
Everyone agrees but insiders who know about the current state of the transit organizations consider this suggestion so absurd as to write an April Fools post[1] about it.
1: https://pedestrianobservations.com/2018/04/01/new-york-area-governments-to-form-a-coordinated-transportation-planning-agency/ https://pedestrianobservations.com/2018/04/01/new-york-area-...
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> insiders who know about the current state of the transit organizations consider this suggestion so absurd as to write an April Fools post The difficulty comes down to regional politics. The regional rail systems (LIRR, Metro-North and NJTR) were set up to give those on Long Island, upstate/in Connecticut and in New Jersey, respectively, a dedicated regional transit authority. A politician attempting to unify operations would need to convince those voters should risk giving up their regional transit control.
- erentz 8y agoOh that’s golden, thanks for sharing. :-)