I think in this case ,this would be a duplication of an existing service which currently being expanded.

A lot of the none movement falls on Murphy not doing as much as he said he would. We missed out on so much federal money for the backlog NJT projects and that falls largely on him. Other states even the Red ones have been more aggressive requesting and receiving funding for projects. I think as redevelopment of Urban Jersey and more so Newark-Elizabeth-The Oranges-Paterson you'll finally start to see the state push the feds to fund more urban rail projects. I'm somewhat hopefully that the proposed JFK Boulevard BRT will be a true BRT and not a watered down painted bus lane route.

More high rises means more alarms.

It's a shame we lack the political will to get these sort of things done :(

That proposal is all but DOA thanks to the Gateway Project and alignment which would make any attempt of an extension extremely expensive.

I think everything you said makes sense!

I'm very much a proponent of dont let perfect be the enemy of good or even okay or even existant in the case of US Public Transit. If anything passable got built I'd be happy.

I just don't think we'll see these lines any time soon. It makes sense but I have very little faith in the state. I mean the extension for the HBLR up to Englewood makes plenty of sense and has tons of pent up demand, and yet not a single shovel has hit the ground in almost 20 years despite seemingly being around the corner.

I do think some extension or some system in Paterson is likely to happen, I just suspect it'll be in 2050 or something.

It's a Branch track , so what goes in has to come out before another train can enter... All terminals have this issue which you can see at Hoboken on the PATH or LRT during rush hour. The original proposal during the 90s would have created a loop track, but that would have torn up more of the wetlands. There would have been electrification as well and high capacity trains piggybacking off an MTA Metro North order, but that plan was scrapped and along with most of the 90s/early 2000s plan for the state which would have addressed most of the issues that come up today whether it's crowd issues at events in the Meadowlands or Newark or NY or daily commuter frustrations or the congested strained corridors.

Every breakfast sandwich is to die for!

These routes are on a dedicated right of way, so they can hit the top vehicle speeds which is 55mph. This country tends to build hybrid light rail - commuter rail more in line with the old Inturbans that used to crisscross most of the older suburbs pre-1950s. The Newark-Elizabeth LRT should be a light metro along with the proposed JFK Boulevard BRT. Building a Metro on the other lines would be very expensive as it would have to be fully grade separated and would require a new separate approach to the terminal stations. Where as the current proposal would just be extension of existing lines , replacing a few bus routes. The proposed Hudson-Bergen-Passaic LRT would be an extension of the line Hoboken-Tonnelle Avenue service & the Northern Branch LRT would be an extension of the West Side Ave line. With the proposed Newark-Paterson LRT that would be an extension of Broad Street Shuttle. The density along alot of these corridors is too low to justify a metro but requires more frequent service then an electrified commuter rail with closer station spacing. The existing NJT commuter rail service could then act as an express service.

Right after we get that pedestrian bridge linking Exchange Place to Battery Park :-)

Wasn't aware of this! Interesting.

However, the distance is just not practical for a light rail system. In America we have a habit of over-extending our systems. Light rail runs at too low a speed to justify the cost of extending all the way there. Really, you'd want an actual heavy rail system, e.g. subway/metro system from Newark to Paterson with good frequency, capacity, and speed.

Tho I guess realistically only light rail gets built. Really it would make more sense to build a separate light rail system up in Paterson and its surrounding area. Could be cheaper than extending all the way from Tonnelle

I’ve literally never seen this place open

Oh my bad, I misread Newark as New York. It wasnt out of the realm as originally the 7 was proposed to extend to Secaucus via Hudson Yards so I assumed it was a reference to that.

Ediited my OP.

My bill spiked up 50% from average in Dec last year . The next months bill was reduced though, and I came to know that the Dec bill was an estimate . Not sure if the same applies to you.

It says Newark City Subway which is the the Grove Street line of the Newark light rail operated by NJ Transit.

> What involves the MTA here?

The article explicitly says a proposal to extend the New York City subway into NJ. Edit: I am dunce

Light rail systems are not high capacity, nor would a system going there need to be given there is only a mall there. Building a high capacity system for occasional peak demand would be a hard ask unless it is going between high consistent demand areas already. Increasing train length, size, frequency would make the line there higher capacity than any light rail proposal.

work life balance bro, i respect that they are closed 3 days a week...that pasta restaurant that was in the news the other day for not allowing kids, they were closed on valentines day and are about to take a 3 week winter break!

If you read the sign to the park, it says all owners are responsible for any injuries caused by their dog and can't leave til things are settled. So you should confront the owner next time.

Honestly though I think you have it good, this dog park has amazing consistent dogs that go and I think you got unlucky. I have been to way, way, way worse.

The Devil's artery has choked the city.

Two reasons, the population has increased by250% , and main streets are preferred by large vehicles because of traffic and closed side streets daily

I miss the kimchi burritos

Construction.

More people downtown, more traffic, and post covid more cars. Not surprising in the least.

Wonder Bagels is awful

Dog parks in any area are not good for dogs. Ask just about any dog trainer, walker, or professional.