checkmatechamp13 Posted July 14, 2023 Share #3376 Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 1:49 PM, jass said: Paging NJT, paging NJT https://newjersey.news12.com/newark-residents-voice-concerns-about-coach-usa-cutting-bus-services 24 is also affected unfortunately. See the other thread regarding ONE Bus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted July 18, 2023 Share #3377 Posted July 18, 2023 Njt sold those lines there’s nothing they can do but take back the buses they won’t need. Or njt can buy those lines back which I doubt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlxMtroD Posted July 18, 2023 Share #3378 Posted July 18, 2023 Any idea on what's going on with the new "Megabus Complex", aka Ridgefield Park Bus Facility? Where does that project stand right now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlxMtroD Posted July 18, 2023 Share #3379 Posted July 18, 2023 13 hours ago, 553 Bridgeton said: Njt sold those lines there’s nothing they can do but take back the buses they won’t need. Or njt can buy those lines back which I doubt. That's a crazy system. Selling your own lines to a private carrier because either you can't or unwilling to operate them yourselves.🤨 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted July 18, 2023 Share #3380 Posted July 18, 2023 18 minutes ago, FlxMtroD said: That's a crazy system. Selling your own lines to a private carrier because either you can't or unwilling to operate them yourselves.🤨 And that my friend is there motto “the way to go” & “the way we do”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted July 18, 2023 Share #3381 Posted July 18, 2023 There should be some sort of incentive program that NJ should have that allows new bus companies to come in and run some of these lines under contract. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmare402 Posted July 19, 2023 Share #3382 Posted July 19, 2023 i can see them increasing 59 since is mostly follows the 24 from washington pk to elizabeth but the A and B sections from elizabeth to the mall i dont know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted July 19, 2023 Share #3383 Posted July 19, 2023 Its confirmed that A&C is going bye bye 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmare402 Posted July 19, 2023 Share #3384 Posted July 19, 2023 A&C bus site is down 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted July 20, 2023 Share #3385 Posted July 20, 2023 Did they cease operations already? Thought October 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted July 20, 2023 Share #3386 Posted July 20, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 4:40 PM, Lawrence St said: There should be some sort of incentive program that NJ should have that allows new bus companies to come in and run some of these lines under contract. As opposed to simply making it easier for NJT to directly handle operations? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted July 20, 2023 Share #3387 Posted July 20, 2023 6 hours ago, Lex said: As opposed to simply making it easier for NJT to directly handle operations? They can barely do the lines they have, let alone the ones they will need to take over eventually. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted July 21, 2023 Share #3388 Posted July 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Lawrence St said: They can barely do the lines they have, let alone the ones they will need to take over eventually. So we're in agreement, then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted July 21, 2023 Share #3389 Posted July 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, Lex said: So we're in agreement, then? Sounds like he doesn't want any part of NJT taking these lines over (even if it were to be made easier).... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 21, 2023 Share #3390 Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) On 7/18/2023 at 4:40 PM, Lawrence St said: There should be some sort of incentive program that NJ should have that allows new bus companies to come in and run some of these lines under contract. Have you forgotten about the Saddle River fiasco? Ever since that, they've stayed far away from trying to get new companies to do their routes. Matador Tours briefly took over after Saddle River....and that was even worse. They still have two state-owned buses on their property, a D4000, and an RTS. On 7/19/2023 at 9:17 PM, DCTransitFilms said: Did they cease operations already? Thought October Not yet. There are three A&C Bus NABIs at the Meadowlands lot, however. Seems like they're starting early. 15 hours ago, Lex said: As opposed to simply making it easier for NJT to directly handle operations? 2 hours ago, B35 via Church said: Sounds like he doesn't want any part of NJT taking these lines over (even if it were to be made easier).... NJT would have to take over regardless, since it's technically their lines, just contracted to another agency. It's just a matter of which garages will be able to take on the routes in question. Meadowlands & Greenville have been getting their asses kicked ever since the 10 and 119 came into the fold. It makes me very skeptical that something with some sort of sense will be done. After what they did with the 86P when the 4 got the axe, I have very little hope that they'll do something that actually makes any sense. Edited July 21, 2023 by Cait Sith 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted July 21, 2023 Share #3391 Posted July 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Cait Sith said: NJT would have to take over regardless, since it's technically their lines, just contracted to another agency. It's just a matter of which garages will be able to take on the routes in question. Meadowlands & Greenville have been getting their asses kicked ever since the 10 and 119 came into the fold. It makes me very skeptical that something with some sort of sense will be done. After what they did with the 86P when the 4 got the axe, I have very little hope that they'll do something that actually makes any sense. I know NJT will have to step in. The concern I have is, how much will they f*** up the current layout/network in going about replacing these routes, than what garages they'd end up operating out of.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted July 21, 2023 Share #3392 Posted July 21, 2023 9 hours ago, B35 via Church said: Sounds like he doesn't want any part of NJT taking these lines over (even if it were to be made easier).... Of course. The problem is him disagreeing without disagreeing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted July 22, 2023 Share #3393 Posted July 22, 2023 On 7/20/2023 at 10:43 PM, Cait Sith said: There are three A&C Bus NABIs at the Meadowlands lot, however. Seems like they're starting early. Looks like you can add maybe a few more to that. I was going to post seeing them there until I found your comment 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted July 22, 2023 Share #3394 Posted July 22, 2023 2 hours ago, 46Dover said: Looks like you can add maybe a few more to that. I was going to post seeing them there until I found your comment Theres 6 total. 5921, 6464, 6465, 6473, 6482, 6487 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jass Posted July 24, 2023 Share #3395 Posted July 24, 2023 Quote With three bus route makeovers underway, NJ Transit received another federal grant to redesign bus routes, some which haven’t changed since trolley cars ran on them. NJ Transit received a $600,000 Federal Transit Administration grant to redesign routes in Paterson and Passaic. This is the fourth bus redesign study the agency has undertaken and the second one funded by a federal grant. The need was quantified by U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr, who supported the application in a March 10 letter to FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez. “North Jersey and Passaic County are among the most densely populated parts of the entire United States,” Pascrell, D-9th Dist., said in a statement. “Nearly one-quarter of a million Americans in Paterson and Passaic commute to work every day. Many of them are middle and working class, and so their livelihoods depend on safe, efficient, and smartly designed bus lines.” The grant is part of a larger nationwide program that awarded a total of $20 million to 47 communities under the Areas of Persistent Poverty program. That program is designed to improve or start transit programs for residents with limited or no transportation options. “Through this program, we are bringing affordable, accessible public transit to the very communities that need it the most, making it possible for more people to access jobs, resources, and opportunity,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a statement. The competitive grants were specifically awarded for studies to improve transit in Census-defined low-income areas. Transit agencies applied for the grant and FTA officials said the agency received applications totaling close to $36 million in funding requests. This would be NJ Transit’s fourth bus redesign, an effort that started in Jan. 2021 with New Bus Newark, followed by New Bus Burlington-Camden-Gloucester in Jan. 2022 and New Bus Hudson in June 2022, which is funded by a $514,045 FTA grant. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/slice-of-20m-federal-bus-grant-is-coming-to-densely-populated-nj-cities/ar-AA1e8UjO This would be more exciting if NJT hadnt completely dropped the ball with the other plans... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted July 27, 2023 Share #3396 Posted July 27, 2023 Is there a reason why NJT does not run direct trains from Penn Station to Meadowlands during game days? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted July 27, 2023 Share #3397 Posted July 27, 2023 40 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Is there a reason why NJT does not run direct trains from Penn Station to Meadowlands during game days? How are they supposed to make that connection? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go25 Posted July 27, 2023 Share #3398 Posted July 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, Lex said: How are they supposed to make that connection? Yeah, nope. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmare402 Posted July 27, 2023 Share #3399 Posted July 27, 2023 4 hours ago, Lawrence St said: Is there a reason why NJT does not run direct trains from Penn Station to Meadowlands during game days? no connection 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go25 Posted July 27, 2023 Share #3400 Posted July 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, nightmare402 said: no connection And also, who owns the right-of-way between PSNY and Secaucus? Amtrak. I'm sure they don't want to oversaturate that section with trains, with how bad things been 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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