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Context: I’ve lived in NJ for 25+ years. At one point I lived 4.5 miles from work in Hoboken NJ and the commute took anywhere from 45 minutes to 90 minutes. The
by melling 3y ago
Context: I’ve lived in NJ for 25+ years. At one point I lived 4.5 miles from work in Hoboken NJ and the commute took anywhere from 45 minutes to 90 minutes. The bus is extremely slow because everyone is going through a couple of tunnels in/out of an island. Sitting on the ramp into the station for 20 minutes is quite miserable too.
I’ve also commuted from 40 miles out.
All in all, the poor choices people in New Jersey made about mass transit makes me wonder if there isn’t lead in the water.
Dig the hole. Finish the Path extension to the airport, fix the tunnel into Penn:
https://www.nj.com/traffic/2015/10/christie_was_wrong_to_cancel_tunnel_project_in_2010_nj_residents_say_in_poll.html https://www.nj.com/traffic/2015/10/christie_was_wrong_to_can...
All the complaints about the commuter fee because no one planned for the future:
https://www.nj.com/bergen/2023/05/nj-congressional-delegation-asks-ny-governor-to-stop-nycs-planned-23-commuter-fee.html https://www.nj.com/bergen/2023/05/nj-congressional-delegatio...
- chiefalchemist 3y ago> " The bus is extremely slow because everyone is going through a couple of tunnels in/out of an island." That's because there's too small of a disincentive for less single passenger vehicle (read: cars) going in via the tunnels. Point is, it's not fair to blame the form of transportation for the lack of bus lanes and other transit / fee snafus. The bus experience could be improved but we continue to favor cars, cars, and cars. In addition, commercial occupancy rates are falling. That is, the market for commuter transportation is falling. I'm not disagreeing with your ends, but I'm not sure there's enough sociopolitical juice to make it happen.